Africa's Peace Puzzle: Interstate Peace in Malawi, Zambia, and Botswana

Author/Contributor(s):	Brosche, Johan
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	12/24/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

While much of Africa has experienced war, a few countries have remained peaceful for over half a century. Africa's Peace Puzzle explores why Malawi, Zambia, and Botswana^--^home to nearly 90 percent of the people living in African states that have never experienced civil war^--^have avoided armed conflict despite poverty, inequality, and political turbulence. Through vivid analysis and a fresh theoretical framework^--^the Topography of Peace^--^the book uncovers the social and political foundations that keep these nations stable. It is a powerful reminder that peace, though fragile, can be built and sustained even under the most difficult conditions.