Author:
Kidane Mengisteab.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, c2014.
Descriptionviii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Note:The greater Horn of Africa : hot spot in the global system -- Conflicts in the greater Horn -- The legacy of empires -- The state as a source of conflict -- Failures of governance and nation-building -- Regional instability and external intervention -- Poor resource management and environmental degradation -- Prospects for democracy, integration and stability.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index.