African Frontiers by John Idriss Lahai, Tanya Lyons - 9781032927220

African FrontiersInsurgency, Governance and Peacebuilding in Postcolonial States\nAuthor(s): John Idriss Lahai, Tanya Lyons\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032927220, 978-1032927220\nSynopsis\nThrough a multidisciplinary approach, African Frontiers counters the superficial, Eurocentric and gender insensitive dominant discursive representation of Africa within the discourse of war and conflict management, and security and peace/nation-building. The chapters historicize and theorize the realities in postcolonial African states, and the ramifications on the continents future. Situating the study within the context of the prevailing cultural and geo-political realities in the postcolonial African states, the chapters illustrate the complex ways in which events and processes are experienced at the local level, and how these local realities in turn impact and shape the patterns of political and military engagement in.