Review of ‘Searching for Boko Haram. A History of Violence in Central Africa’ by Scott MacEachern

Journal Title: Social Evolution & History - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 1

Abstract

Review of Scott MacEachern, Searching for Boko Haram. A History of Violence in Central Africa. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. 233 pp. ISBN 9780190492526. In English

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Tatyana S. Denisova, Sergey V. Kostelyanets

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Tatyana S. Denisova, Sergey V. Kostelyanets (2018). Review of ‘Searching for Boko Haram. A History of Violence in Central Africa’ by Scott MacEachern. Social Evolution & History, 17(1), 202-208. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-287867