Fighting for the rain forest war, youth & resources in Sierra Leone

Richards, Paul 1945-

Fighting for the rain forest war, youth & resources in Sierra Leone - Oxford The International African Institute in association with James Currey 1996 - xxix,198p. ill., maps ; 22 cm. - African issues . - African issues. .

"First published 1996. Reprinted with new postscript"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.

War in Sierra Leone: new barbarism in Africa? -- Insurgency in Sierra Leone: context, events & interpretations -- State recession & youth: the political culture of patrimonial decline -- Forest conversion: the making & re-making of forest society -- Bush war & primitive accumulation: the voices of young people -- Videos & violence: youth exposure to modern media -- Environment & violence: Is population pressure a likely cause of war? -- On the edge: state recession & social exclusion -- War, resources & the future: youth attitudes to forest insurgency -- War-peace transition: scope for citizen action -- Afterword: recent events -- Postscript: on hunters & martyrs: events, July 1996-December 1997.

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Insurgency--Sierra Leone.
War and society--Sierra Leone.
War--Economic aspects--Sierra Leone.


Sierra Leone--Politics and government--1961-
Sierra Leone--Economic conditions--1961-

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