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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Stearns, Jason K. (1976-....)
Titre(s) : The war that doesn't say its name [Texte imprimé] : the unending conflict in the Congo / Jason K. Stearns
Publication : Princeton (N. J.) : Princeton University Press, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VII-310 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 287-300. Index
"Well into its third decade, the military conflict in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo has been dubbed a "forever war"--A perpetual cycle of war, civil unrest, and
local feuds over power and identity. Millions have died in one of the worst humanitarian
calamities of our time. The War That Doesn't Say Its Name investigates the most recent
phase of this conflict, asking why the peace deal of 2003--accompanied by the largest
United Nations peacekeeping mission in the world and tens of billions in international
aid--has failed to stop the violence. Jason Stearns argues that the fighting has become
an end in itself, carried forward in substantial part through the apathy and complicity
of local and international actors. Stearns shows that regardless of the suffering,
there has emerged a narrow military bourgeoisie of commanders and politicians for
whom the conflict is a source of survival, dignity, and profit. Foreign donors provide
food and urgent health care for millions, preventing the Congolese state from collapsing,
but this involvement has not yielded transformational change. Stearns gives a detailed
historical account of this period, focusing on the main players--Congolese and Rwandan
states and the main armed groups. He extrapolates from these dynamics to other conflicts
across Africa and presents a theory of conflict that highlights the interests of the
belligerents and the social structures from which they arise."
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : War that does not say its name
Sujet(s) : Politique et gouvernement -- Congo (République démocratique) -- 1997-2006
Congo (République) -- 1997 (Guerre civile)
Indice(s) Dewey :
967.510 34 (23e éd.) = Histoire - République démocratique du Congo - 1997-2019
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780691194080 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb470437316
Notice n° :
FRBNF47043731
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; The Historical Background ; Explaining the Congolese Conflict ;
The Role of the Congolese and Rwandan States ; The Theory ; Involution, Fragmentation,
and a Military Bourgeoisie ; The CNDP and M23 ; Raia Mutomboki ; Ituri and the
UPC ; Peacemaking and the Congo.
