Civil Militia: Africa's Intractable Security Menace?

By David J. Francis

Book Overview

This volume critically engages with the phenomenon of civil militias in Africa. It questions why the African political scene is increasingly inundated with the activities of civil militias, examines the socio-political and economic conditions that trigger and/or encourage and sustain the operations of civil militias, and investigates the dominant motivations of African civil militias.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754644529
• ISBN13: 9780754644521
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"