Making Sense of the Central African Republic

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Despite its position at the center of a tumultuous region that has drawn substantial international attention and intervention over the decades, the Central African Republic is often overlooked when discussions turn to questions of postcolonial development, democracy, and change in Africa This book seeks to remedy that oversight, bringing together the foremost experts on the Central African Republic to offer the first in depth analysis of the nation s recent history of rebellion and instability Gathering contributions from nearly every scholar and international policy maker who has written on the Central African Republic in recent years, the book presents a close look at the two major coups of the past twenty years, the successes and failures of attempts at international intervention, the ongoing series of UN and regional peacekeeping efforts, and the potential for peaceful, democratic change in the nation s future. Best Read [ Making Sense of the Central African Republic ] By [ Tatiana Carayannis ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The first of a few books I intend to read on the subject before shipping out A great multi faceted first look at a very complex issue.Some take aways The leadership timeline in CAR local tribalism and sultanates slave trading creates anarchy French neglect independence Bokassa bankrupts country by crowning himself empire in a lavish ceremony Kolinba Patasse only elected official with something like a mandate Bozize takes over with Chad s help The first of a few books I intend to read on the subject before shipping out A great multi faceted first look at a very complex issue.Some take aways The leadership timeline in CAR local tribalism and sultanates slave trading creates anarchy French neglect independence Bokassa bankrupts country by crowning himself empire in a lavish ceremony Kolinba Patasse only elected official with something like a mandate Bozize takes over with Chad s help Selaka terrorism group takes over, again from Chad Djotodia retakes the country with help from anti balaka groupsWhile it s easy to reduce this conflict into one of Christians vs Muslims the authors point out several over dynamics 1 foreign Muslim groups run the economic sector, especially in the capital These groups are pitted against native Sango speaking civil servants who consider economic gains ill gotten and seek to secure as much wealth as they can via bribes and graft from the later.2 Sedentary farmers are pitted against nomadic herders, poachers...A fascinating read of a comple and long suffered land Topics vary widely by chapter, but all echo elements of poor governance, wanton rent seeking, government abandonment of institutions and regional interference and dominance by stronger neighbors Below is just a snippet from one of the earlier chapters, to give a sense of the multi storied research and writing to be found in the book According to Ashforth, spiritual insecurity is a sense of unease arising from the conditions of knowing tha A fascinating read of a comple and long suffered land Topics vary widely by chapter, but all echo elements of poor governance, wanton rent seeking, government abandonment of institutions and regional interference and dominance by stronger neighbors Below is just a snippet from one of the earlier chapters, to give a sense of the multi storied researc...Fascinating read on a wide variety of CAR topics The editors managed to cover several aspects that help understand the situation in which CAR is nowadays The book is a compilation of writings of several authors including some Central Africans and as such can be repetitive in some accounts but overall it is quite an interesting look into the last fifty years in the CAR It poses a dynamic view of the country instead of a simplistic overview of the country s shaping forces Internal and extern Fascinating read on a wide variety of CAR topics The editors managed to cover several aspects that help understand the s...Rather UN, EU, and French apologist More critical of those living within CAR boundaries than the French warlords in Paris, and next to no analysis of the corporations still looting the region Nonetheless a decent enough p...This is definitely a much needed book, being one of the only available on the Central African Republic However, the chapter selection seems a bit off It is probably the case that all authors available to write on the subject were used, and since there are so few ex...Lots of acronyms And very sad But an excellent look at a neglected region.

Making Sense of the Central African Republic
  • English
  • 13 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 1783603801
  • Tatiana Carayannis
  • Making Sense of the Central African Republic