The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa
 

The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa

by Bill Berkeley

Since 1983 journalist Bill Berkeley has traveled through Africa's most troubled lands-Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Zaire-seeking out the tyrants and military leaders who orchestrate seemingly intractable wars. Shattering the myth that ancient tribal hatred lies at the heart of the continent's troubles, Berkeley instead holds accountable the "Big Men" who came to power... (read more)

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The best journalistic book on Africa I've ever read. I assign this in my college course on African Civil Wars and Violence.

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  • Patrick

    patrick said:

    The best journalistic book on Africa I've ever read. I assign this in my college course on African Civil Wars and Violence.

    posted Friday, December 21 2007
  • logovo

    logovo said:

    Not so simple

    A look at how power struggles have ended with so many dead. Powerful men, using the desperation of others for their own ends.

    posted Saturday, January 20 2007
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