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“For the student of war, the Horn of Africa offers a cornucopia of violence and destruction. It has interstate wars and civil wars; international military interventions and maritime piracy; genocidal massacres and non-violent popular uprisings; conventional wars fought in trenches and irregular wars fought by jihadists and followers of a messianic cult.”
― The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power
― The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power
“If theory means a reasonably systematic reflection of our guiding assumptions, it remains as indispensable as ever.”
― After Theory
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“...revolutionary nationalism was by far the most successful radical tide of the the twentieth century.”
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“Most members of the political elites of north-east Africa have come to resemble gangsters rather than civic political leaders.”
― The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power
― The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power
“Those who can think up feminism or structuralism; those who can't apply such insights to "Moby Dick" or "The Cat in the Hat".”
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