The to Z of Civil Wars in Africa

by Guy Arnold

Ever since the end of World War II, and even more so since 1960, when 17 African colonies became independent of colonial rule, the African continent has been ravaged by a series of wars. These wars have ranged from liberation struggles against former colonial powers to power struggles between different factions in the aftermath of independence. They have ranged from border wars between newly independent states to civil wars between ethnic groups...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810868857
• ISBN13: 9780810868854
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"