The politics of war and the culture of violence :
Mazrui, Ali AlʼAmin.
The politics of war and the culture of violence : north-south essays / by Ali A. Mazrui ; edited by Seifudein Adem and Abdul Samed Bemath. - Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, c2008. - xiv, 320 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The polity as family and fortress -- Phallic symbols in politics and war -- The resurrection of the warrior tradition -- Conflict in Africa : an overview -- Conflict and the bondage of boundaries -- Nationalism, ethnicity and violence : the culture and ethnicity of combat -- Liberation wars as clashes of civilizations : from Nelson Mandela to Yasir Arafat -- Nationalism, power and Africa at war : in search of pan-African solutions -- Towards postcolonial pacification : Africa between war and peace -- Numerical strength and nuclear status in the politics of the third world -- The barrel of the gun and the barrel of oil -- The computer culture and nuclear power : African implications -- Africa in a world of disorder : waning racism and waxing culture conflict -- Between global governance and global war : Africa before and after September 11 -- Conflicts of identity and conflicts of values : Africa between ethnicity and religion.
159221584X (hard cover) 1592215858 (pbk.)
2007024713
GBA823694 bnb
014531920 Uk
Political violence--Africa.
Conflict management--Africa.
Africa--Social conditions.
GN 495.2 / .P65 2008
303.6096
The politics of war and the culture of violence : north-south essays / by Ali A. Mazrui ; edited by Seifudein Adem and Abdul Samed Bemath. - Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, c2008. - xiv, 320 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The polity as family and fortress -- Phallic symbols in politics and war -- The resurrection of the warrior tradition -- Conflict in Africa : an overview -- Conflict and the bondage of boundaries -- Nationalism, ethnicity and violence : the culture and ethnicity of combat -- Liberation wars as clashes of civilizations : from Nelson Mandela to Yasir Arafat -- Nationalism, power and Africa at war : in search of pan-African solutions -- Towards postcolonial pacification : Africa between war and peace -- Numerical strength and nuclear status in the politics of the third world -- The barrel of the gun and the barrel of oil -- The computer culture and nuclear power : African implications -- Africa in a world of disorder : waning racism and waxing culture conflict -- Between global governance and global war : Africa before and after September 11 -- Conflicts of identity and conflicts of values : Africa between ethnicity and religion.
159221584X (hard cover) 1592215858 (pbk.)
2007024713
GBA823694 bnb
014531920 Uk
Political violence--Africa.
Conflict management--Africa.
Africa--Social conditions.
GN 495.2 / .P65 2008
303.6096