In Culture and Conflicts in Sierra Leone Mining: Strangers, Aliens, Spirits, the author uses Sierra Leone as a case study to contribute to the debates on the ca

This is the most authoritative study of the Sierra Leone civil war to emanate from Africa, or indeed any publications' programme on Africa. It explores the gene

A journey through the history of African popular culture from the seventeenth century to the present day.

The first comprehensive account of the linkage between natural resources and political and social conflict in Africa.

Klare argues that wars in the near future will be fought over the control of dwindling natural resources like oil and water.