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Congo

ISBN: 9780745648446 | 0745648444
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Polity
Pub. Date: 4/29/2013

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world's bloodiest hot spots. 2003 saw the end of a five-year war in which millions lost their lives - one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II. Despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence. Congo remains deeply troubled, since the deep-rooted causes of conflict have not been adequately addressed. The conflict in the DRC has divided opinion; some call it a civil war, or a war of aggression by the country's neighb... MORE
  • Introduction: Congo, a Perennial Hotspot
  • 1: Congo as a Playing Field
  • 2: African Teams on the Congo Field
  • 3: Ethnicity as a Driver of Conflict
  • 4: Congo’s War Against Women
  • 5: DR Congo’s “Resource Curse”
  • 6: The Responsibility to Protect
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
Thomas Turner is Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University, a DRC country specialist for Amnesty International USA, and author of The Congo Wars.


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