| Peacekeepers, Politicians, and Warlords: The Liberian Peace Process Contributor(s): Alao, Abiodun (Author), Mackinlay, John (Author), Olonisakin, 'Funmi (Author) |
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ISBN: 9280810316 ISBN-13: 9789280810318 Publisher: Brookings Institution Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1999 Annotation: When the international community responds to a massive humanitarian emergency, such as the one in Liberia, the operation that results is both complicated and ephemeral. The multifaceted nature of the problems in the crisis area attracts many different responses ranging from the deployment of thousands of international troops and observers to groups of civilians who act locally. Acting simultaneously but not always in concert with the response operations are the regional and international political leaders. In the context of Liberia, the crisis and the international response to it developed in stages, each with its own idiosyncratic nature, characteristic form of violence, cast of dominant personalities, and fresh bouts of extreme violence. Peacekeepers, Politicians, and Warlords is an original account of the entire peace process in Liberia that penetrates the roles of the peacekeepers, the warlords and the politicians who were the key actors in this narrative. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 966.620 |
| LCCN: 99006832 |
| Lexile Measure: 1490 |
| Series: Foundations of Peace |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.15" W x 9.26" (0.65 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the international community responds to a massive humanitarian emergency, such as the one in Liberia, the operation that results is both complicated and ephemeral. The multifaceted nature of the problems in the crisis area attracts many different responses ranging from the deployment of thousands of international troops and observers to groups of civilians who act locally. Acting simultaneously but not always in concert with the response operations are the regional and international political leaders. In the context of Liberia, the crisis and the international response to it developed in stages, each with its own idiosyncratic nature, characteristic form of violence, cast of dominant personalities, and fresh bouts of extreme violence. Peacekeepers, Politicians, and Warlords is an original account of the entire peace process in Liberia that penetrates the roles of the peacekeepers, the warlords and the politicians who were the key actors in this narrative. |