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Author Stapleton, Timothy J. (Timothy Joseph), 1967- author.

Title A history of genocide in Africa / Timothy J. Stapleton.

Publication Info. Santa Barbara, California ; Denver, Colorado : Praeger Security International, Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

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Description 268 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
occ Occupation/field of activity: University and college faculty members lcdgt
Series Praeger security international
Praeger security international (Series)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Namibia -- Rwanda -- Burundi -- Democratic Republic of Congo -- Sudan and South Sudan -- Nigeria -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Maps.
Summary "Why has Africa been the subject of so many accusations related to genocide? Indeed, the number of such allegations related to Africa has increased dramatically over the past 15 years. Popular racist mythology might suggest that Africans belong to "tribes" that are inherently antagonistic toward each other and therefore engaging in "tribal warfare" which cannot be rationally explained. This is concept is wrong, [sic] as Timothy J. Stapleton explains in A History of Genocide in Africa: the many conflicts that have plagued post-colonial Africa have had very logical explanations, and very few of these instances of African warring can be said to have resulted in genocide. Authored by an expert historian of Africa, this book examines the history of six African countries--Namibia, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Nigeria--in which the language of genocide has been mobilized to describe episodes of tragic mass violence. It seeks to place genocide within the context of African history, acknowledging the few instances where the international legal term genocide has been applied appropriately to episodes of mass violence in African history and identifying the many other cases where it has not and instead the term has been used in a cynical manipulation to gain some political advantage. Readers will come to understand how, to a large extent, genocide accusations related to post-colonial Africa have often served to prolong wars and cause greater loss of life. The book also clarifies how in areas of Africa where genocides have actually occurred, there appears to have been a common history of the imposition of racial ideologies and hierarchies during the colonial era--which when combined with other factors such as the local geography, demography, religion, and/or economics, resulted in tragic and appalling outcomes."--Inside jacket flaps.
Subject Genocide -- Africa -- History.
Genocide (International law)
Civil war -- Africa.
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Civil war. (OCoLC)fst00862883
Genocide. (OCoLC)fst00940208
Genocide (International law) (OCoLC)fst01765147
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
Chronological Term Since 1960
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781440830518 (hardcopy ; alk. paper)
1440830517 (hardcopy ; alk. paper)
9781440830525

 
    
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