TY - BOOK AU - Straus,Scott TI - Making and unmaking nations: war, leadership, and genocide in modern Africa SN - 9780801479687 AV - DT352.8 .S77 U1 - 364.15/10967 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Ithaca, N.Y PB - Cornell University Press KW - Genocide KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Nation-building KW - Political leadership KW - Politics and government KW - 1960- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : the puzzle of genocide -- The concept and logic of genocide -- Escalation and restraint -- A theory of genocide -- Mass categorical violence and genocide in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2008 -- Retreating from the brink in Côte d'Ivoire -- The politics of dialogue in Mali -- Pluralism and accommodation in Senegal -- Endangered Arab-Islamic nationalism in Sudan -- Fighting for the Hutu revolution in Rwanda -- Conclusion : making nations and preventing their unmaking ER -