Description
An in-depth and revealing account of the violence that has swept the Central African Republic.
About the Author
Louisa Lombard is an assistant professor of anthropology at Yale University. Previously she held a Ciriacy-Wantrup postdoctoral fellowship in natural resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley. She has published widely on politics and conflict in Central Africa. In addition to her academic research, she has worked in the Central African Republic as a field consultant to several international organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Small Arms Survey, Refugees International, and the World Bank. Her previous books include Making Sense of the Central African Republic, co-edited with Tatiana Carayannis (Zed Books, 2015).
Reviews
A must-read for comparativists and IR scholars interested in peacebuilding, the state, and African politics, as well as for policy makers involved with these issues in the CAR and beyond.' * African Affairs *
In this stimulating and provocative book, Louisa Lombard proposes a new approach to peace-keeping, peace enforcement and humanitarian action that rests upon a politics of redistribution and acknowledgement of the social dignity of fighters lacking a state. * Jean-Francois Bayart, Graduate Institute Geneva *
With a stunning combination of conceptual clarity and vivid ethnography, Louisa Lombard's book challenges conventional wisdom on the roots of violence in the CAR. A must-read for anyone wanting to engage with current debates on peace-building and state-building initiatives. * Marielle Debos, author of Living by the Gun in Chad *
Brilliant ... Provides a magisterial reading of the role of violence in the making of the CAR. Authoritative, nuanced, and empirically rich, Lombard offers a new and compelling lens through which so-called state failure and post-conflict transitions can be understood. * Michael Watts, University of California, Berkeley (Emeritus) *
This valuable, indeed important, study helps us make sense of a little-known but strategically important African country. Those who wish to know Africa today need to know this book. * Paul Richards, author of No Peace, No War: An Anthropology of Contemporary Armed Conflicts *
If you want to understand why the CAR seems a perpetual work in regress, then Louisa Lombard's book is a must read. Her new perspectives illuminate a neglected recess of globalization. * Stephen W. Smith, Duke University *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783608843
Author Louisa Lombard
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Zed Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 382g