Alfred Nhema

The Roots of African Conflicts: The Causes and Costs Alfred Nhema

Marc Notes: Published in association with James Curry, Unisa Press, and OSSREA.; Zimbabwe - Lesotho - Kenya - Sudan - Uganda - The Horn of Africa--Cover.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "Africa is no more prone to violent conflicts than other regions. Indeed, Africa's share of the more than 180 million people who died from conflicts and atrocities in the twentieth century is relatively modest.... This is not to underestimate the immense impact of violent conflicts on Africa; it is merely to emphasize the need for more balanced debate and commentary."--From the introduction by Paul Tiyambe ZelezaBiographical Note: Dr. Alfred G. Nhema is the executive secretary of OSSREA, the Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, Addis Ababa. He is the author of "Democracy in Zimbabwe: From Liberation to Liberalization." He is also editor of "The Quest for Peace in Africa: Transformations, Democracy and Public Policy ." He is also the co-editor of "The Resolution of African Conflicts." Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is Head of the Department of African American Studies, Professor of African American Studies and History and the Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was elected Vice-President of the (U. S.) African Studies Association for 2007-2008 and will serve as President in 2008-2009. He has authored or edited more than two dozen books including most recently "The Resolution of African Conflicts"; "The Study of Africa"; and "African Universities in the Twenty-First Century. " Publisher Marketing: "Africa is no more prone to violent conflicts than other regions. Indeed, Africa's share of the more than 180 million people who died from conflicts and atrocities in the twentieth century is relatively modest.... This is not to underestimate the immense impact of violent conflicts on Africa; it is merely to emphasize the need for more balanced debate and commentary." -- From the introduction by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Violent conflicts have exacted a heavy toll on Africa's societies, polities, and economies. This book presents African scholars' views of why conflicts start in their continent. The causes of conflict are too often examined by scholars from the countries that run the proxy wars and sell the arms to fuel them. This volume offers theoretically sophisticated, empirically grounded, and compelling analyses of the roots of African conflicts. Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is a professor of history and African Studies at the University of Illinos at Urbana-Champaign. A historian, literary critic, novelist, and short story writer, he has taught at universities in Malawi, the Caribbean, Kenya, and Canada. He was the winner of the 1994 Noma Award for his book, a Modern Economic History of Africa and in 1998 was awarded the Special Commendation of the Noma Award for Manufacturing African Studies and Crises