South Sudan: Civilwar, predation and the making of a military aristocracy

African Affairs

Volumn 113, Issue 451, 2014, Pages 192-211

  Pinaud, Clemence ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; PEACE PROCESS; POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICAL POWER; POST-WAR;

SOUTH SUDAN;

EID: 84985905001     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adu019     Document Type: Article

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