African guerrillas /
edited by Christopher Clapham.
- Oxford : Kampala : Bloomington : James Currey ; Fountain Publishers ; Indiana University Press, 1998.
- xiii, 208 pp : map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Analysing African insurgencies / Eritrean People's Liberation Front / Tigray People's Liberation Front / Sudan People's Liberation Army & the problem of factionalism / Somali armed units : the interplay of political entrepreneurship & clan-based factions / Uganda: the National Resistance Army / War in Northern Uganda : the Holy Spirit Movements of Alice Lakwena, Severino Lukoya & Joseph Kony (1986-1997) / Rwandan Patriotic Front / Guerillas in the midst : the Former Government of Rwanda & the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire in Eastern Zaire / Liberia's warlord insurgency / Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone : a revolt of the Lumpenproletariat / Christopher Clapham -- David Pool -- John Young -- Douglas H. Johnson -- Daniel Compagnon -- Pascal Ngoga -- Heike Behrend -- Gerard Prunier -- Wm Cyrus Reed -- Stephen Ellis -- Ibrahim Abdullah and Patrick Muana.
This collection of articles and case studies analyze the relationship between African insurgencies and the local societies in which they are set, the organizational principles upon which the insurgencies are based, and the relationship between the insurgencies and the wider world.
Africa, Eastern--Politics and government--1960- Liberia--Politics and government--1980- Sierra Leone--Politics and government--1961- Afrique orientale--Politique et gouvernement--1960- Liberia--Politique et gouvernement--1980- Sierra Leone--Politique et gouvernement--1961- Eastern Africa. Liberia. Sierra Leone. Africa, East--Politics and government.