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Historical dictionary of civil wars in Africa, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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9780810857667
Historical dictionary of civil wars in Africa, 2d ed.
Arnold, Guy.
Scarecrow Pr.
2008
491 pages
$115.00
Hardcover
Historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest; no.34
DT21
Arnold (freelance writer specializing in Africa) updates the first edition, adding 10 African civil wars to the 20 covered then, attempting to disentangle those from struggles for independence and wars of other types, and describing the conditions that started and (in fewer ...
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