An academic study of the Central African Republic's conflict drawn from years of ethnographic fieldwork, arguing that superficial explanations, including a purely religious divide, understate a genuinely political struggle for control of the state that hardened into intercommunal violence.
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Written by a Yale anthropologist who spent over a decade conducting fieldwork in the Central African Republic; part of the African Arguments series and shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize, the standard scholarly reference for reading the conflict past its religious-war shorthand. NotesWritten by a Yale anthropologist who spent over a decade conducting fieldwork in the Central African Republic; part of the African Arguments series and shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize, the standard scholarly reference for reading the conflict past its religious-war shorthand.
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AuthorLouisa Lombard
PublisherZed Books
Publication Year2016
Source TypeScholarly work
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Wars & Conflicts, 4 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 2 connected, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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