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The Great African War: Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996–2006
Filip Reyntjens
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Paperback. Examines a decade-long period of instability, violence and state decay in Central Africa from 1996 to 2006. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 b/w illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516. Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996-2006. 340 pages, 9 b/w illus. 9 maps. Examines a decade-long period of instability, violence and state decay in Central Africa from 1996 to 2006. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; HBLW. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight: 526.
This book examines a decade-long period of instability, violence and state decay in Central Africa from 1996, when the war started, to 2006, when elections formally ended the political transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A unique combination of circumstances explain the unravelling of the conflicts: the collapsed Zairian/Congolese state; the continuation of the Rwandan civil war across borders; the shifting alliances in the region; the politics of identity in Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DRC; the ineptitude of the international community; and the emergence of privatised and criminalised public spaces and economies. This book seeks to provide an ... Read more
This book examines a decade-long period of instability, violence and state decay in Central Africa from 1996, when the war started, to 2006, when elections formally ended the political transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A unique combination of circumstances explain the unravelling of the conflicts: the collapsed Zairian/Congolese state; the continuation of the Rwandan civil war across borders; the shifting alliances in the region; the politics of identity in Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DRC; the ineptitude of the international community; and the emergence of privatised and criminalised public spaces and economies. This book seeks to provide an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521169059
SKU
V9780521169059
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About Filip Reyntjens
Filip Reyntjens is Professor of Law and Politics at the Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp. He has worked in and on the Great Lakes region of Africa for more than thirty years. Professor Reyntjens's main research interests are contemporary history, legal anthropology, political transitions and human rights, and he has published several books and numerous articles ... Read more
Reviews for The Great African War: Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996–2006
“Reyntjens has written a perceptive account of a war whose origins lie in the advanced decay of the Congolese state at the end of Mobutu’s 32-year reign and in the ethnic conflict in neighboring Burundi and Rwanda. Reyntjens delineates the geopolitical motivations of the different players and the diplomatic and military relations between them.” Nicolas van de ... Read more