Based on a series of detailed case studies, this book presents the
history of genocide in Africa within the specific context of
African history, examining conflicts in countries such as Burundi,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Rwanda, and Sudan. Why has
Africa been the subject of so many accusations related to genocide?
Indeed, the number of such allegations related to Africa has
increased dramatically over the past 15 years. Popular racist
mythology might suggest that Africans belong to "tribes" that are
inherently antagonistic towards each other and therefore engage in
"tribal warfare" which cannot be rationally explained. This concept
is wrong, as Timothy J. Stapleton explains in A History of Genocide
in Africa: the many conflicts that have plagued post-colonial
Africa have had very logical explanations, and very few of these
instances of African warring can be said to have resulted in
genocide. Authored by an expert historian of Africa, this book
examines the history of six African countries-Namibia, Rwanda,
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Nigeria-in which
the language of genocide has been mobilized to describe episodes of
tragic mass violence. It seeks to place genocide within the context
of African history, acknowledging the few instances where the
international legal term genocide has been applied appropriately to
episodes of mass violence in African history and identifying the
many other cases where it has not and instead the term has been
used in a cynical manipulation to gain some political advantage.
Readers will come to understand how, to a large extent, genocide
accusations related to post-colonial Africa have often served to
prolong wars and cause greater loss of life. The book also
clarifies how in areas of Africa where genocides have actually
occurred, there appears to have been a common history of the
imposition of racial ideologies and hierarchies during the colonial
era-which when combined with other factors such as the local
geography, demography, religion, and/or economics, resulted in
tragic and appalling outcomes. Provides an unprecedented
comprehensive history of genocide in Africa that will serve
students of history, war and society, and genocide as well as
general readers Covers Africa's most infamous genocides as well as
lesser-known cases of large scale atrocities Addresses events that
are contested as genocides in Africa in recent history, including
the Nigerian Civil War as well as events in Ethiopia and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Examines the historical context
for each of these events to clearly explain how they occurred
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