The recurring great lakes crisis : identity, violence and power

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The recurring great lakes crisis : identity, violence and power

editors, Jean-Pierre Chrétien, Richard Banégas

Hurst & Co., 2008

  • hbk
  • pbk

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Provides the genealogy and history of the African Great Lakes region. It has been the scene of a series of overlapping traumas which have disrupted its geopolitical, economic, social and demographic stability. Despite numerous peace accords, local political compromises and various international interventions, it has yet to find stability.

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Contents * Rethinking the Great Lakes Crisis : War, Violence and Political Recompositions in Africa * The Recurrence of Violence in Burundi: Memories of the "Catastrophe" of 1972 * Rwanda : The Catholic Church and the Crisis. Autopsy of an Heritage * The Democratic Republic of the Congo from One War to Another: Sociopolitical Practices and the Political Imaginary * Political Crisis and Social Reconfigurations: the Problem of the "Disaster Victims" in Burundi * Rwanda's Security Trap and Participation in the 1994 Genocide * The "Ethnic" Conflict in Ituri District: Overlapping of Local and International in Congo * Democracy, Security and Governance in Uganda: the Contradictions of International Policy on Conflict Resolution * Diverse Situations / Interconnected Crises

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