Conflict and human security in Africa:Kenya in perspective

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Kumssa Asfaw; Williams James Herbert 1950-; Jones John Finbar
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xii, 209 p.: ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780230115606 (hbk.)
0230115608 (hbk.)
Index Number: D742
CLC: D742.435
Call Number: D742.435/C748
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This edited volume looks at human security and conflict in northern Kenya and nearby areas within Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. It spells out the precise meaning and nuances of human security in today's global economy and examines the causes and effects of conflict in the region within the context of human security. It also discusses how to reduce vulnerability and enhance the human security of communities affected by regional conflict by building conflict prevention and management capacity and encouraging alternative livelihoods"--