The African Stakes of the Congo War
The African Stakes in the Congo War analyzes the Congo conflict by looking at the roles played by various states and factors in the conflict. Part I introduces the conflict by showing the historical and regional context of the war. Part II examines those
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EDITED BY JDHN F. CLARK
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The African Stakes of the Congo War
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The African Stakes of the Congo War EDITED BY }OHN
F.
CLARK
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THE AFRJCAN STAKES OF THE CONGO WAR
Copyright © John F. Clark, 2002. Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover 1st edition 2002 978-0-312-29550-9 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotat10ns embodied in critica! arttdes or reviews. First published 2002 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN'" 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint ofthe Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin's Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countnes. Palgrave is a reg1stered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-38802-8 DOI 10.1057/9781403982445
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The African Stakes of the Congo War / edited by John F. Clark. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Congo(Democratic Rcpublic)~I-Iistory~19972. Politica! violence~Congo (Democratic Republic) 3- Congo (Democratic Republic)~History~1960-1997I. Clark, John Frank.
DT658.26 A36 2002 9675103'3--dc21 2002024196 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Design by Letra Libre, Inc First edition· September 2002 1098765432
For my undergraduate profossors at Georgia Southern University, especially Zia Hashmi and Hew ]oiner.
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CONTENTS
List ofAcronyms Maps ofCongo (D RC) and Africa Priface r.
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Introduction: Causes and Consequences of the Congo War
john F. clark PARTI THE CONGO WAR IN CONTEXT 2.
Contextualizing Congo Conflicts: Order and Disorder in Postcolonial Africa
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Crawford Young 3-
Historicity of a Crisis: The Origins of the Congo War
jermaine O. McCalpin
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PART Il THE POST- MOBUTU R.EGIMES IN CONGO AND THEIR SUPPORTERS
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A Survival Guide to Kinshasa: lessons of the Father, Passed Down to the Son
Kevin C. Dunn
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Angola's Role in the Congo War
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A Political and Military Review of Zimbabwe's Involvement in the Second Congo War
Thomas Turner
Martin R. Rupiya
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PART III THE CONTESTANTS OF THE KABILA REGIMES 7-
Congo's Rebels: Their Origins, Motivations, and Strategies
Osita Ajoaku
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The Complex Reasons for Rwanda's Engagement in Congo
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Timothy Longman 9·
Museveni's Adventure in the Congo War: Uganda's Vietnam?
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john F. clark PART IV AMBIVALENT STATES, EARLY 0UTCOMES, AND NONSTATE PHENOMENA
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The Impossible Neutrality? South Africa's Policy in the Congo War
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Arms Proliferation and the Congo War
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Chris Landsberg 185
Augusta Muchai 12.
The Economic Impact of the Congo War Mungbalemwe Koyame andjohn F. Clark
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The Politics of Refu
