Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253008379 ISBN 13: 9780253008374

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Driven by genocide, civil war, political instabilities, ethnic and pastoral hostilities, the African Great Lakes Region, primarily Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burundi, has been overwhelmingly defined by conflict. Kenneth Omeje, Tricia Redeker Hepner, and an international group of scholars, many from the Great Lakes region, focus on the interlocking conflicts and efforts toward peace in this multidisciplinary volume. These essays present a range of debates and perspectives on the history and politics of conflict, highlighting the complex internal and external sources of both persistent tension and creative peacebuilding. Taken together, the essays illustrate that no single perspective or approach can adequately capture the dynamics of conflict or offer successful strategies for sustainable peace in the region.

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Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region Presents a range of debates and perspectives on the history and politics of conflict, highlighting the complex internal and external sources of both persistent tension and creative peace-building Full description

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The African Great Lakes Region has been overwhelmingly shaped by war. An international group of scholars examines the region's conflicts and efforts to re-establish peace, observing that no single approach will suffice by itself.Dec. 2014 - Jan.2015--Survival

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0253008379
• ISBN 13: 9780253008374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262
• Editor: Omeje Kenneth, Hepner Tricia Redeker