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Kotia, Emmanuel Wekem.

Ghana Armed Forces in Lebanon and Liberia peace operations / Emmanuel Wekem Kotia ; foreword by H. E. Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas. - Lanham [Md.] : Lexington Books, 2015. - 1 online resource. - Conflict and security in the developing world . - Conflict and security in the developing world. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and conceptual considerations -- United Nations, ECOWAS and Ghana in peace operations -- Background and geo-politics of the Lebanese war -- The Ghana Armed Forces and the UN peace operations in Lebanon -- Liberia: background and the dynamics of the civil war -- The Ghana Armed Forces and the ECOWAS/UN peace operations in Liberia -- A comparative analysis: peace operations in Lebanon and Liberia -- Conclusion: applying Ghana's experience to global and regional peace.

This book analyzes the peace keeping operations Ghana has undertaken in Lebanon and Liberia and provides knowledge and a reference base for researchers and students studying conflict, peace, and security studies, political science, and international politics.

ISBN: 9780739196496 0739196499

LCCN: 2015008451

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Ghana. Armed Forces --History.
United Nations--Peacekeeping forces--Lebanon.
United Nations--Peacekeeping forces--Liberia.
Economic Community of West African States.
United Nations

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Peacekeeping forces, Ghanaian--Lebanon.
Peacekeeping forces, Ghanaian--Liberia.
Peacekeeping forces, Ghanaian

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History

LC Class. No.: JZ6377.G4 / K68