African Politics
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From NEW! A Struggle for Power: The Congo Crisis1961–1965 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter explores the Congo Crisis between 1961 and 1965. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From Power to Those Who Have It!Phillip Gourevitch |
In Chapter 9, Philpot explores the notion of the chosen “good” chiefs who the Europeans used during their imperial and colonial pursuits in Africa. Philpot discusses two African … | Robin Philpot | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
From NEW! The First Decade of Mobutu’s Zaire1965–1975 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter explores the first decade of Mobutu’s rule over Zaire (formerly Congo) from 1965 to 1975. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From The Importance of Being CanadianCarol Off |
In Chapter 10, Philpot examines Carol Off’s essay “The Lion, The Fox and the Eagle.” Off’s essay the is about author’s heroes, Roméo Dallaire (“the … | Robin Philpot | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add |
From This is What War Looks Like to WomenFrom: From Bombs to Books |
Describes the experience of a woman born in Liberia in 1982 who escaped the civil war in Liberia by moving to Ivory Coast where war soon broke out as well. She then found her way to a refugee … | David Starr | 11 | 2016 | $1.10 Add |
From NEW! Economic Decline and Infrastructural Decay in Zaire1975–1993 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter follows the economic decline and infrastructure decay in Mobutu’s Zaire from 1975 until 1993. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From Sunday at the CesspoolGil Courtemanche |
In Chapter 11, Philpot critiques Gil Courtemanche’s novel Sunday at the Pool in Kigali, in which Courtemanche describes himself as “an eye-witness report,” even though he was … | Robin Philpot | 9 | 2013 | $0.90 Add |
From An Avatar of Colonial EuropeCollette Braeckman |
In Chapter 12, Philpot reviews Colette Braeckman’s book “Rwanda, Histoire d’un genocide”, published immediately after the Rwandan war in October 1994. Philpot addresses … | Robin Philpot | 8 | 2013 | $0.80 Add |
From NEW! Trouble Brewing in the East: First Congo War1994–1997 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter follows the First Congo War from 1994 to 1997. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From NEW! A Conflict of Interest: Second Congo War1997–2003 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter follows the Second Congo War from 1997 to 2003. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From International Criminal Justice as "Battering Ram" |
In Chapter 13, Philpot examines the ad hoc criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He does this to discuss the injustice and inept of the tribunal, which the founding resolution … | Robin Philpot | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
From NEW! Another Absent Leadership2003–2018 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter follows Congo in the first two decades of the twentieth century and its continued struggles for democracy. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From From his Rwandan Home, Banished a Wand’rer Came |
In Chapter 14, Philpot discusses his meeting with Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former burgomaster of Taba Commune and the first man in history to be convicted of genocide, rape, and other crimes … | Robin Philpot | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
From "Watch out for Africa!" Closing in on the Congo |
In Chapter 15, Philpot explores the end of the Rwandan crisis and what it evolved into in the Congo. Philpot examines what happened to the 1,300,000 Rwandan refugees who remained displaced in … | Robin Philpot | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
From Keeping Hope AliveFrom: From Bombs to Books |
Describes the story of how a man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was a teacher and activist which made him a target of the army. Details his struggles to claim asylum and finally … | David Starr | 18 | 2016 | $1.80 Add |
From NEW! The First Peaceful Transition2019–2021 From: Postcards from Congo |
The final chapter follows the Congo in recent years as it adjusts to new political realities and the evolving pandemics. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |