New political violence in Africa: Secular sectarianism in Sierra Leone

GeoJournal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 433-442

  Richards, Paul ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Civil war; Cultural theory; Rebellion; Sierra Leone; Violence; Youth combatants

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL VIOLENCE; SECTARIANISM; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 0032757930     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007022508582     Document Type: Article

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