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A growing fraction of the world's civil wars seem to be breaking out on the African continent, and in the last few decades it has acquired a reputation as a hotbed of violence and warfare. Social conflict and political violence in Africa is a complex subject, and it will be useful to note a few trends in African civil violence, discuss a common (but misleading) explanations for civil wars in Africa, and then suggest two alternative framing for the patterns observed.

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April 1, 2009

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Secondary - Community College

Six lessons, for grades kindergarten through five, address the Native American tradition of storytelling and the methods and use of oral tradition in communicating history, myths, and personal stories within indigenous cultures. COMPLIMENTARY UNIT WITH PURCHASE OF DVD AND BOOKS

This set includes a copy of Broken Squares, Heelotia, and Living in a Global Age.

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