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1044476
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b798846
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Turner, Thomas,1939-
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The Congo wars : : conflict, myth, and reality /\ Thomas Turner.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Zed Books,, 2007.
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x, 243 pages :: map ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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1842776886
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: 1842776894
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: 9781842776889
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: 9781842776896
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-233) and index.
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| Contents
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Half a holocaust -- The political economy of pillage -- 'Congo must be sweet'-image and ideology in the Congo wars -- War in South Kivu -- War in North Kivu -- Congo and the 'international community' -- After the war.
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| Abstract
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"Since 1996 war has raged in the Congo while the world has looked away. Waves of armed conflict and atrocities against civilians have resulted in over three million casualties, making this one of the bloodiest yet least understood conflicts of recent times." "In The Congo Wars Thomas Tinner provides the first in-depth analysis of what happened. The book describes a resource-rich region, suffering from years of deprivation and still profoundly affected by the Shockwaves of the Rwandan genocide. Turner looks at successive misguided and self-interested interventions by other African powers, including Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe and Namibia, as well as the impotence of United Nations troops. Cutting through the historical myths so often used to understand the devastation, Turner indicates the changes required of Congolese leaders, neighbouring African states and the international community to bring about lasting peace and security."--Jacket.
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Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)-- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Political violence-- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Armed conflict.
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Chronologies.
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civil wars.
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Civilian population.
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Congo (Kinshasa).
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Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Great Lakes region.
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ideologies.
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International relations.
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Intervention.
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Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
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Massacres.
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Non-international armed conflicts.
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political economy.
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political history.
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Political history.
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Political violence.
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Politics and government.
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Politiskt våld-- Kongo (Kinshasa)
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Race and nationality.
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Rwanda.
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UN.
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War crimes.
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war.
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Wars.
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Krieg.
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Congo (Democratic Republic), Politics and government, 1997-
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Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Kivu
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Kongo (Kinshasa), politik och förvaltning.
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Kongo Demokratische Republik
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| Dewey Classification
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967.5103/4
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| LC Classification
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DT658.26.T87 2007
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