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Traditional Religion and Guerrilla Warfare in Modern Africa 1996th Edition
Author(s): S. Weigert (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 27 Nov. 1995
- Edition: 1996th
- Language: English
- Print length: 161 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780333637982
- ISBN-13: 0333637984
Book Description
This study examines a political-military tradition in sub-Saharan Africa which has survived colonialism as well as the Cold War. Five modern African insurgencies are evaluated: Madagascar 1947, Kenya (Mau Mau) 1952-63, Cameroon (UPC) 1955-70, Congo/Zaire (Kwilu) 1964-8 and Mozambique (RENAMO) 1977-92. These case-studies demonstrate a persistent link between traditional African religion and contemporary nationalist movements whose political as well as military significance has frequently been underestimated and often misunderstood.
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STEPHEN L. WEIGERT
