{"product_id":"the-a-to-z-of-civil-wars-in-africa-paperback","title":"The A to Z of Civil Wars in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver 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. As with many conflicts, outside forces were drawn into these wars, and major powers outside the continent intervened on one side or the other for a variety of reasons: political ideology, Cold War considerations, ethnic alignments, and stemming the flow of violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether referring to Algeria's struggle for independence from French colonial rule, Nigeria's internal struggles to achieve a balanced state after the British departure, the Rwandan genocide of 1994, or the current ethnic cleansing in Darfur, \u003ci\u003eThe A to Z of Civil Wars in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e covers all of the wars that have occurred in Africa since independence. This is done through a chronology broken down by country, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries covering the wars, conflicts, major political and military figures, child soldiers, mercenaries, and blood diamonds.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 40 books, including \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Aid and Development Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of the Crimean War\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of the Non-Aligned Movement and Third World\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), all published by the Scarecrow Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 538\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762490695877,"sku":"9780810868854","price":117.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/1F4N1lRuJP9780810868854.webp?v=1781323821","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-a-to-z-of-civil-wars-in-africa-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}