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International African Institute

Acronym: 
IAI
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iai@soas.ac.uk

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School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street Russell Square
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The International African Institute (IAI), hosted at SOAS University of London, aims to promote the scholarly study of Africa's history, societies and cultures.

The institute realizes its aims primarily by means of scholarly publishing.

The institute is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee, managed by a group of trustees. Additionally, an academic council, drawing members from the international African studies community meets annually.

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Fighting for the rain forest: war, youth & resources in Sierra Leone

Journal Articles & Books
January, 1996
Africa, Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
customary tenure
forest land
forest management plans
land use

Paul Richards argues that the war in Sierra Leone and other small wars in Africa do not manifest a "new barbarism". What appears as random, anarchic violence is no such thing. The terrifying military methods of Sierra Leone's soldiers may not fit Western models of warfare, but they are rational and effective. The war must be understood partly as "performance", in which techniques of terror compensate for lack of equipment.

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