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The War Machines : Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoffman, Danny.
- Series:
- Cultures and practice of violence series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Militia movements--History--Sierra Leone.
- Militia movements.
- Militia movements--History--Liberia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on ethnographic research among militias in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Danny Hoffman considers how young men are made available for violent labor on battlefields and in dangerous unregulated industries.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: War Machines; I. Histories; 1. The Mano River War A Chronology; 2. Hunters, Lumpens, and War Boys: A Social History of the Kamajors; 3. States of Conflict: A Social History of the Kamajors, Continued; II. Building The Barracks; 4. Big Men, Small Boys; 5. The Barracks; 6. The Hotel Kamajor; 7. The Magic of War; Conclusion: A Laboratory of the Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Okt 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786613266149
- 9781283266147
- 1283266148
- 9780822394488
- 0822394480
- OCLC:
- 755874146
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