When the state fails : studies on intervention in the Sierra Leone civil war /

When the state fails : studies on intervention in the Sierra Leone civil war /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London : Pluto Press, 2012.
Description:	xvi, 288 p. : map, ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Civil War (Sierra Leone : 1991-2002) Civil war -- Sierra Leone. Civil war. Politics and government Sierra Leone -- Politics and government -- 1961- Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002. Sierra Leone. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8682661

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Other authors / contributors:	Zack-Williams, Tunde Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
ISBN:	9780745332215 0745332218 9780745332208 074533220X
Notes:	"Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, The Nordic Africa Institute"--T.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-281) and index.

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Summary:	Compared with Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, the recent western intervention in Sierra Leone has been largely forgotten. When the State Fails rectifies this, providing a comprehensive and critical analysis of the intervention. The civil war in Sierra Leone began in 1991 and was declared officially over in 2002 after UK, UN and regional African military intervention. Some claimed it as a case of successful humanitarian intervention. The authors in this collection provide an informed analysis of the impact of the intervention on democracy, development and society in Sierra Leone. The authors take a particularly critical view of the imposition of neoliberalism after the conflict. As NATO intervention in Libya shows the continued use of external force in internal conflicts, When the State Fails is a timely book for all students and scholars interested in Africa and the question of 'humanitarian intervention'.
Item Description:	"Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, The Nordic Africa Institute"--T.p.
Physical Description:	xvi, 288 p. : map, ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-281) and index.
ISBN:	9780745332215 0745332218 9780745332208 074533220X