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020 _a9781783602483
082 _a305WAR
100 _aedited by Anders Themner
245 0 _aWarlord Democrats in Africa
_bex-military leaders and electoral politics
260 _aLondon
_bZed Books
_c2017
300 _ax,222p.
500 _aIncludes index
520 _aPost-war democratization has been identified as a crucial mechanism to build peace in war-ridden societies, supposedly allowing belligerents to compete through ballots rather than bullets. A byproduct of this process, however, is that military leaders often become an integral part of the new democratic system, using resources and networks generated from the previous war to dominate the emerging political landscape.
650 _aAfrica
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_d6529