Africa in World Politics Engaging a Changing Global Order

Name: Africa in World Politics Engaging a Changing Global Order
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ISBN: 9780813348452

ISBN-10: 0813348455

ISBN-13: 9780813348452

Edition: 5th 2013

Authors: John W. Harbeson, Derek E. Rothchild, Donald Rothchild

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In this fully revised edition top scholars in African politics address the effects that major currents in Africa and world politics have upon each other and explore the ramifications of this interconnection for contemporary theories of international and comparative politics.The fifth edition focuses on engaging a changing world order. The nation-state as we know it is a legacy of European rule in Africa, and the primacy of the nation-state remains the bedrock of most contemporary theories of international relations. Yet in the fifth decade of Africa’s independence, this colonial inheritance has been challenged as never before by state weakness, internal and inter-state conflict, new gains…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Westview Press
Publication date: 1/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Tables and Figures


Map of Africa


Acronyms


Preface



Engaging a Changing Global Order



Engaging a Changing Global Order




Historical Parameters



The Heritage of Colonialism




Reflections on Africa's Rocky Love-Hate Relationship with International Capital




Africa and Other Civilizations: Conquest and Counter-Conquest




African States and the State System



Democracy, Autocracy, and the Sub-Saharan African State




In Pursuit of Authority: Civil Society and Rights-Based Discourses in Africa




The International Factor in African Warfare




The Diplomacy of African Boundaries




The Changing Role of the AU Commission in Inter-African Relations: The Case of APS A and AGA




Global Engagement



Bilateral vs. Multilateral Peacebuilding in Africa




Sudan: A Fragile "Peace"




War in the Great Lakes Region




The Growth of China in Africa




Reconciling Sovereignty with Responsibility: A Basis for International Humanitarian Action



About the Contributors


Index