Demilitarizing the Mind African Agendas for Peace and Security |
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| Editor:
| de Waal, Alex |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86543-988-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Publisher: | Africa World Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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Highlighting a central but neglected component of,Africa's complicated and intractable wars, the,essays collected here argue that political,militarism stands in the way of enduring peace,democracy and the development of civil society.,Present in both right-wing and left-wing guises -,the latter practised by former liberation fronts,which have all betrayed the ideals that enthused,their earlier struggles - these anonymous essays,drawn from the experience of conflict and,peacemaking,...
More DescriptionHighlighting a central but neglected component of,Africa's complicated and intractable wars, the,essays collected here argue that political,militarism stands in the way of enduring peace,democracy and the development of civil society.,Present in both right-wing and left-wing guises -,the latter practised by former liberation fronts,which have all betrayed the ideals that enthused,their earlier struggles - these anonymous essays,drawn from the experience of conflict and,peacemaking, focus on militarism's different,manifestations and the ways of overcoming it.