The Roots of Ethnic Conflict in Africa From Grievance to Violence
This book focuses on the problem of ethnic conflict in Africa and seeks to explain its root causes. The main thesis of the book is that ethnic political mobilization is essentially a function of deeply-felt grievances on the part of the groups so mobilize
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The Roots of Ethnic Conflict in Africa From Grievance to Violence
Edited by Wanjala S. Nasong’o
THE ROOTS OF ETHNIC CONFLICT IN AFRICA
Copyright © Wanjala S. Nasong’o 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-55499-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-349-57803-0 ISBN: 978-1-137-55500-7 (eBook) DOI: 10.1057/9781137555007
Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The roots of ethnic conflict in Africa : from grievance to violence / Wanjala S. Nasong’o. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Ethnic conflict—Africa. 2. Political violence—Africa. 3. Africa—Politics and government—1960- 4. Africa—Social conditions—1960- I. Nasong’o, Shadrack Wanjala, editor, author. HN780.Z9S6285 2015 305.800960904—dc23
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A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
Contents Illustrations
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Abbreviations
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Preface
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From Grievance to Ethnic Mobilization: An Introduction Wanjala S. Nasong’o
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Explaining Ethnic Conflicts: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives Wanjala S. Nasong’o
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Deep-Seated Historical and Socioeconomic Grievances: The North-South Conflict in Sudan Wanjala S. Nasong’o
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Conflict Trajectory in Northern Uganda: Its Development and Nature Joseph O. Wasonga
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Ambiguity of the Soil, Ambiguity of Belonging: Grievance, Resource Avarice, and Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Stephen Mwachofi Singo and Sam Okoth Opondo Hegemony and Counterhegemony: The Roots of the Rwandan Genocide Céline A. Jacquemin In Search of a Political Identity: The Historical Basis of Zanzibar’s Postcolonial Dilemma
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