Peacekeeping in Africa : ECOMOG in Liberia / edited by Karl P. Magyar and Earl Conteh-Morgan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Magyar, K. P. (Karl P.)

Conteh-Morgan, Earl, 1950-

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberia--History--Civil War, 1989-.

Liberia.

History.

ECOMOG.

Physical Description:

xii, 191 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

Rather than presenting a history of ECOMOG's operations in Liberia, the initial years of the war are examined in order to offer an analysis of such an ambitious undertaking by members of the West African region. There are certainly many lessons to be drawn from this experience. There are certain commendable features of value to other future indigenous peacekeeping efforts despite the dubious results if ECOMOG's intervention is judged by its failure to bringing a halt to the carnage and dislocation. This book offers no unified evaluation, but approaches the respective topics individually. Future efforts by other analysts, however, will not be able to escape the question: Had ECOMOG never undertaken its operation, would the toll of human and material destruction have been less?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0333694481

031221104X

OCLC:

37437667