United Nations Peacekeeping in Africa Since 1960

Zusatztext "this is a comprehensive and accessible book! which does credit to MacQueen! his discipline! and his publisher." The International History Review Informationen zum Autor Norrie MacQueen is Head of Department of Politics at the University of Dundee. His previous books include The Decolonization of Portuguese Africa and The United Nations since 1945: Peacekeeping and the Cold War . Zusammenfassung This comprehensive analysis of all UN peacekeeping in Africa combines broad theoretical ideas with careful historical narrative. The book explores the entirety of United Nations military intervention in Africa since its beginnings in the Congo in 1960 to the new operations of the twenty-first century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. Abbreviations and Acronyms. 1 The Setting: the History, Politics and Law of United Nations Engagement with Africa. 2 Patrolling the Ethnic Frontier: Central Africa. 3 Managing Delayed Decolonization: Southern Africa. 4 Controlling the Warlords: West Africa. 5 Reconstructing and Defining the Post-Cold War State: The Horn of Africa. 6 Making Borders: Trans-Saharan Africa. 7 Conclusions: 'Firing into a Continent' - or Making a Difference? Bibliography and Further Reading. Appendix I Chronology. Appendix II UN Peacekeeping Operations in Africa. Maps.

Product details

• Authors: Norrie Macqueen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2016
• EAN: 9781138144477
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14447-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: The Postwar World
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, General & world history, Diplomacy, African History, General and world history, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General