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Community Organizations International African Institute
International African Institute
International African Institute
Acronym
IAI
University or Research Institution
Website

Location

School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street Russell Square
London
United Kingdom
Working languages
English

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.

Members:

Resources

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

Journal Articles & Books
декабря, 1995
Africa
Sierra Leone

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.