Making and unmaking nations : war, leadership, and genocide in modern Africa / Scott Straus.

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.

xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the puzzle of genocide -- The concept and logic of genocide -- Escalation and restraint -- A theory of genocide -- Patterns of genocide and mass categorical violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2008 -- Retreating from the brink in Côte d'Ivoire -- The politics of dialogue in Mali -- Pluralism and accommodation in Senegal -- Endangered Arab-Islamic nationalism in Sudan -- Fighting for the Hutu revolution in Rwanda -- Conclusion : making nations and preventing their unmaking.