{"product_id":"9781783603800","title":"Making Sense of the Central African Republic","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMaking Sense of the Central African Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLying at the centre of a tumultuous region, the Central African Republic and its turbulent history have often been overlooked. Democracy, in any kind of a meaningful sense, has eluded the country. Since the mid-1990s, army mutinies and serial rebellion in CAR have resulted in two major successful coups. Over the course of these upheavals, the country has become a laboratory for peacebuilding initiatives, hosting a two-decade-long succession of UN and regional peacekeeping, peacebuilding and special political missions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing together the foremost experts on the Central African Republic, this much-needed volume provides the first in-depth analysis of the country's recent history of rebellion, instability, and international and regional intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[T]his book is a much-needed contribution to our understanding of the CAR crisis.” —\u003ci\u003eAfrican Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is the essential book on CAR. Tatiana Carayannis and Louisa Lombard have assembled the scholars and analysts who know most about this important but under-researched country, and have produced the authoritative volume on its history, society and politics.” —\u003ci\u003eAlex de Waal, author of Darfur and Advocacy in Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bringing together the most prominent experts, this book provides a unique, compelling and definitive analysis of the deeply rooted political crisis in the CAR. With no issue left untouched, it is essential reading for anyone interested in, or dealing with the current conflict.” —\u003ci\u003eKoen Vlassenroot, Ghent University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Carayannis and Lombard definitively depict what Africans call \"the heart of the continent\" not as a blank spot on colonial maps, nor as an aberrant absence or failure of contemporary national and international governance, but rather as a complex \"hive\" of geopolitical, cultural and economic rivalries and alliances key to Africa's prosperity and stability in coming decades. It is a boldly executed and timely corrective to much recent media and policy analysis on civil conflict and prospects for sustainable peace in the Central African Republic.” —\u003ci\u003eRebecca Hardin, University of Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781783603800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40814389100750,"sku":"9781783603800","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_74fc18f8-b16c-46e9-a04b-62e7b4076763.jpg?v=1642752607","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781783603800","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}