Folks, I came across a book that some of you may find interesting:
Warfare in Independent Africa (New Approaches to African History) By William Reno, Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University Pub: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 294p >From the cover: "This book surveys the history of armed conflict in Africa in the period since decolonization and independence. The number of post-independence conflicts in Africa has been considerable, and this book introduces readers to a comprehensive analysis of their causes and character. Tracing the evolution of warfare from anti-colonial and anti-apartheid campaigns to complex conflicts in which factionalized armies, militias, and rebel groups fight with each other and prey on non-combatants, it allows the readers a new perspective to understand violence on the continent. The book is written to appeal not only to students of history and African politics, but also to experts in the policy community, the military, and humanitarian agencies." You can read a review of the book at: Africa’s Dirty Wars by Jeffrey Gettleman, March 8, 2012 http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/mar/08/africas-dirty-wars/ You can download the book at: http://filepost.com/files/1b6522em/Warfare_in_Independent_Africa.pdf/ [low speed] Regards S. (Sam) Kritikos (this was posted originally in the Sci4D llist) # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected]
