The war machines : young men and violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia / Danny Hoffman.

Author/creator Hoffman, Danny, 1972-
Other author ProQuest (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoDurham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2011.
Description1 online resource (xxii, 295 pages) : illustrations.
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Subjects
Militia movements--Sierra Leone. --History.
Militia movements--Liberia. --History.
Sierra Leone--History. --Civil War, 1991-2002. --Participation, Juvenile.
Liberia--History. --Civil War, 1989-1996. --Participation, Juvenile.
Liberia--History. --Civil War, 1999-2003. --Participation, Juvenile.

SeriesThe cultures and practice of violence series
Cultures and practice of violence series. ^A771318
e-Duke books scholarly collection. ^A1054174
Contents The Mano River war : a chronology -- Hunters, lumpens, and war boys : a social history of the Kamajors, part 1 -- States of conflict : a social history of the Kamajors, part 2 -- Big men, small boys -- The barracks -- The hotel Kamajor -- The magic of war.
Abstract Ethnography traces how mobilization of young men as civil militia defending rural communities in Sierra Leone became a floating population of regional warriors, part of a political economy of wartime violence.
General noteDescription based on print version record
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Issued in other formPrint version: Hoffman, Danny, 1972- war machines Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2011 Cultures and practice of violence series 9780822350590 0822350599 9780822350774 0822350777
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN0822394480 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9780822394488 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9786613266149
ISBN6613266140

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