A War over People

Cambridge University Press eBooks, pp. 44–87

Abstract

Chapter 4 shows that the warring parties’ strategic aim of controlling the population provided the background for the formation of militias in Mozambique. The control of the population became an end in itself rather than a strategy to control territory. As a consequence, the population's forced resettlement became a major weapon of war. The war’s focus on the people contributed to the rising level of community responses to the violence, which culminated in Naparama's formation.

Authors 1

1. Corinna Jentzsch corresponding Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Universiteit Leiden