LEADER 04880cam a2200637 i 4500001 274092 005 20240621233959.0 008 140905s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2014035618 015 GBB536151 |2bnb 020 9780801453328 |q(cloth ; |qalkaline paper) 020 0801453321 |q(cloth ; |qalkaline paper) 020 9780801479687 |q(paperback ; |qalkaline paper) 020 0801479681 |q(paperback ; |qalkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)ocn890377768 035 274092 042 pcc 043 fb----- 049 LHMA 040 NIC/DLC |beng |erda |cCOO |dDLC |dSTF |dBDX |dBTCTA |dOCLCF |dNDD |dCDX |dYDXCP |dNYP |dHEBIS |dDEBBG |dOCLCQ |dJ2H |dOCLCQ |dS3O |dZWZ |dUMR |dZLM |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dWLU |dOCLCQ |dCCH |dDEHBZ |dOCLCA |dOCLCQ |dRIU |dUKMGB |dOCLCQ |dCANPU |dOCLCA |dOCLCQ |dOCL |dOCLCA |dLHM 050 00 DT352.8 |b.S76 2015 100 1 Straus, Scott, |d1970- |eauthor. 245 10 Making and Unmaking Nations : |bWar, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa / |cScott Straus. 264 1 Ithaca : |bCornell University Press, |c2015. 300 xiii, 386 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-378) and index. 505 0 Introduction : the puzzle of genocide -- The concept and logic of genocide -- Escalation and restraint -- A theory of genocide -- Mass categorical violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2008 -- Retreating from the brink in Côte d'Ivoire -- The politics of dialogue in Mali -- Pluralism and accommodation in Senegal -- Endangered Arab-Islamic nationalism in Sudan -- Fighting for the Hutu revolution in Rwanda -- Conclusion : making nations and preventing their unmaking. 520 In Making and Unmaking Nations, Scott Straus seeks to explain why and how genocide takes place--and, perhaps more important, how it has been avoided in places where it may have seemed likely or even inevitable. To solve that puzzle, he examines postcolonial Africa, analyzing countries in which genocide occurred and where it could have but did not. Why have there not been other Rwandas-- Straus finds that deep-rooted ideologies--how leaders make their nations--shape strategies of violence and are central to what leads to or away from genocide. Other critical factors include the dynamics of war, the role of restraint, and the interaction between national and local actors in the staging of campaigns of large-scale violence. Grounded in Straus's extensive fieldwork in contemporary Africa, the study of major twentieth-century cases of genocide, and the literature on genocide and political violence, Making and Unmaking Nations centers on cogent analyses of three nongenocide cases (Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal) and two in which genocide took place (Rwanda and Sudan). Straus's empirical analysis is based in part on an original database of presidential speeches from 1960 to 2005. The book also includes a broad-gauge analysis of all major cases of large-scale violence in Africa since decolonization. Straus's insights into the causes of genocide will inform the study of political violence as well as giving policymakers and nongovernmental organizations valuable tools for the future. --provided by publisher. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 651 0 Africa, Sub-Saharan |xPolitics and government |y1960- 650 0 Genocide |zAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 650 0 Nation-building |zAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 650 0 Political leadership |zAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 650 7 Genocide. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00940208 650 7 Nation-building. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01737474 650 7 Political leadership. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01069363 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 Sub-Saharan Africa. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01239520 650 7 Staat. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4056618-3 650 7 Staatenteilung. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4182630-9 650 7 Nation. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4041279-9 650 7 Bürgerkrieg. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4008784-0 651 7 Afrika. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4000695-5 650 7 Génocide |zAfrique noire. |2ram 651 7 Afrique subsaharienne |xPolitique et gouvernement |y1960- ... |2ram 650 7 Folkmord. |2sao 650 7 Politiskt ledarskap. |2sao 650 7 Politiska förhållanden. |2sao 650 7 Statsbildning. |2sao 648 7 Since 1960 |2fast 856 42 |3Table of contents |qapplication/pdf |uhttp://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=027922730&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA 856 42 |3Table of contents |qapplication/pdf |uhttp://digitale-objekte.hbz-nrw.de/storage2/2015/10/26/file_3/6483470.pdf 852 0 |bstacks |hDT352.8 |i.S76 2015