Making War in Cote d'Ivoire by Mike McGovern (English) Paperback Book

Description: Making War in Cote d'Ivoire by Mike McGovern Gives play to the personalities involved, from Felix Houphouet-Boigny, The Ram, who managed Ivorian politics for the countrys first 33 years of independence, to the contemporary First Lady Simone Gbagbo. This books analysis is of the dynamics in place that give certain predictability to the actions of each of the key figures in the drama. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The conflict in Cote dIvoire has the characteristics of Shakespearean drama - the key figures are larger than life, each with a fatal flaw, and the self-destructive path each is following is clearly visible to all but themselves. Mike McGoverns book gives full play to the vibrant personalities involved, from Felix Houphouet-Boigny, The Ram, who cannily managed Ivorian politics for the countrys first 33 years of independence, to the contemporary First Lady Simone Gbagbo. However, the analysis is of the dynamics in place that give certain predictability to the actions of each of the key figures in the drama. Does the conflict in Cote dIvoire derive from real problems such as inter-ethnic competition within a shrinking economy, or is it in some way a series of man-made disasters, a kind of grotesque misunderstanding created out of hate-filled rhetoric? The answer proposed throughout is that since the 1990s politicians in Cote dIvoire have concentrated on perfecting the art of instrumentalising realities, or manipulating and amplifying existing tensions and resentments, and turning them into political capital. Author Biography MIKE MCGOVERN, who teaches anthropology at Yale University, was formerly Project Director in West Africa for the International Crisis Group. Table of Contents Contents Introduction: Socialists and Skinheads--The West African forest-savannah frontier as an ecological, cultural and political boundary--The politics of resentment: decolonisation and dramaturgy--Following the money: the history of the cocoa-coffee filiere--Neither peace nor war: the sociology of a state of emergency Review Cote dIvoire is rather little-known in the English-speaking world. This is surprising in view of the fact that for some two decades, from the mid-1960s onwards, it was considered one of the most economically successful countries in Africa. Since the 1990s, the shine has gone. From 2002 until recently (and even now the position remains precarious), the country was marked by a low-intensity war that was a volatile situation of neither peace nor war, or a mixture of both. ... There is no serious book in English on the Ivorian war. This is a gap that Mike McGovern, sets out to fill. ... He brings to his task a first-hand knowledge of leading actors in the Ivorian conflict and of some of the countrys war zones, gained through academic and policy-oriented research. - Professor Stephen Ellis, Free University of Amsterdam Review Quote With the craft of an expert anthropologist who knows something about political science and sociology, Mike McGovern explains how local customs, burning political issues, and the economies of patronage and privilege fuel the politics of violence, showing how conflicts are made, not just how they happen. Details ISBN1850658161 Author Mike McGovern Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd ISBN-10 1850658161 ISBN-13 9781850658160 Format Paperback Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 966.6805 Year 2011 Media Book Short Title MAKING WAR IN COTE DIVOIRE Pages 238 Language English Residence New York City, NY, US Birth 1954 Publication Date 2011-05-26 UK Release Date 2011-05-26 NZ Release Date 2011-05-26 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-05-25 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133535925;

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