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SUMMARY:CGHR Book Launch: Political Identity and Conflict in Central Angol
 a 1975-2002 - Dr Justin Pearce (POLIS)
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DESCRIPTION:This book examines the internal politics of the war that divid
 ed Angola for more than a quarter-century after its independence. It empha
 sises the Angolan people's relationship to the rival political forces that
  prevented the development of a united nation\, an aspect of the conflict 
 that has received little attention in earlier studies. Drawing upon interv
 iews with farmers\, town dwellers\, soldiers and politicians in Central An
 gola\, Justin Pearce examines the ideologies about nation and state that e
 lites deployed in pursuit of hegemony and traces how people responded to t
 hese attempts at politicisation. The book not only demonstrates the potenc
 y of the rival conceptions of state and nation in shaping perceptions of s
 elf-interest and determining political loyalty\, but also shows the ways i
 n which allegiances could and did change for much of the Angolan populatio
 n in response to the experience of military force.
LOCATION:Room S1 Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, CB3
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