List of Figures

Fig. 2.1 Conceptualisations of ‘myth’ 18

Fig. 7.1 Publications with ‘warlord’ in the title, keywords or abstract

per year (Scopus count) 132

Fig. 7.2 Publications with ‘warlord’ in the title, keywords or abstract

per country (Scopus count) 132

Fig. 7.3 Functions and sequences of the warlord myth 136

Fig. 7.4 Functions and sequences of the state myth as opposed to the

warlord myth 140

Fig. 7.5 Counts of ‘warlord’ in the headlines in USA newspaper

publications, 2007-2012 ( N=998) 141