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Civil Militia: Africa's Intractable Security Menace?David J. Francis

Reviewed by: Civil Militia: Africa's Intractable Security Menace? John W. Harbeson David J. Francis , ed. 2005. Civil Militia: Africa's Intractable Security Menace?Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate. 300 pp. $99.95 (cloth). Civil Militia draws in the reader because its dozen contributing authors are nearly all well-placed African scholars. It is a useful addition to a still relatively small library of edited works by African specialists reflecting collectively on a fundamental issue confronting their home region and countries. The editor, David Francis, has done the study of state-rending conflict in Af…