Ghana Armed Forces in Lebanon and Liberia peace operations / Emmanuel Wekem Kotia ; foreword by H. E. Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kotia, Emmanuel Wekem, author.

Chambas, Mohammed Ibn, author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Conflict and security in the developing world.

Conflict and Security in the Developing World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghana. Armed Forces--History.

Ghana.

United Nations--Peacekeeping forces--Lebanon.

United Nations.

United Nations--Peacekeeping forces--Liberia.

Economic Community of West African States.

Peacekeeping forces, Ghanaian--Lebanon.

Peacekeeping forces, Ghanaian.

Peacekeeping forces, Ghanaian--Liberia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book analyzes the peace keeping operations Ghana has undertaken in Lebanon and Liberia and provides knowledge and a reference base for researchers and students studying conflict, peace, and security studies, political science, and international politics. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Principal Abbreviations; 1 Introduction andConceptual Considerations; 2 United Nations, ECOWASand Ghana in Peace Operations; 3 Background and Geo-Politics of the Lebanese War; 4 The Ghana Armed Forces and the UN Peace Operations in Lebanon; 5 Liberia: Background and the Dynamics of the Civil War; 6 The Ghana Armed Forcesand the ECOWAS/UN PeaceOperations in Liberia; 7 A Comparative Analysis: Peace Operations in Lebanon and Liberia; 8 Conclusions: ApplyingGhana's Experience to Global andRegional Peace Operations; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7391-9651-0