Clausewitz and African War : Politics and Strategy in Liberia and Somalia

ISBN-13: 9780415646697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 200 str.

Isabelle Duyvesteyn

Opis

Clausewitz suggested that war is fought by states for political ends, but that does not appear to have been the pattern in Africa. This volume explores how alternative social organisations have used war as a political instrument, refining the classic theory in the contexts of 'failed states'.

O autorze

Isabelle Duyvesteyn is a lecturer at the Department of History of International Relations at the Institute of History, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Previously she held appointments at the Royal Military Academy in the Netherlands and the Netherlands Institute for International Relations. Her research interests include civil war, Africa and humanitarian intervention. Her most recent publications have been with the Swedish National Defence College, in Security Studies and several Dutch language journals.