Ethnic politics and state power in Africa : the logic of the coup-civil war trap / Philip Roessler (College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia).

"Why are some African countries trapped in vicious cycles of ethnic exclusion and civil war, while others experience relative peace? In this groundbreaking book, Philip Roessler addresses this question. Roessler models Africa's weak, ethnically-divided states as confronting rulers with a coup-civil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roessler, Philip G. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Africa > Politics and government > 1960-
Africa > Ethnic relations > Political aspects.
Ethnicity > Political aspects > Africa.
Coups d'état > Africa.
Civil war > Africa.
Power (Social sciences) > Africa.
Africa > History, Military > 20th century.
Africa > History, Military > 21st century.
Political corruption.
Political planning.
Africa.
Physical Description:xxvii, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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