The African affairs reader : key texts in politics, development, and international relations
edited by Nic Cheeseman, Lindsay Whitfield, and Carl Death
Bok · Engelsk · 2017
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| Omfang | xiii, 372 sider : figurer
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| Utgave | First edition
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| Opplysninger | 1. An introduction to African Affairs and African Studies / Nic Cheeseman, Carl Death and Lindsay Whitfield -- PART ONE: THE AFRICAN STATE : 2. An introduction to the African state / Nic Cheeseman, Carl Death and Lindsay Whitfield -- 3. The End of the Post-Colonial State in Africa? Reflections on Changing African Political Dynamics / Crawford Young -- 4. Property and Constitutional Order: Land tenure reform and the future of the African state / Catherine Boone -- 5. Does organized crime exist in Africa? / Stephen Ellis and Mark Shaw -- PART TWO: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT : 6. An introduction to the political economy of development / Lindsay Whitfield -- 7. The Politics of ownership: Tanzania coffee policy in the age of liberal reformism / Stefano Ponte -- 8. Close Encounters: Chinese business networks as industrial catalysts in Sub-Saharan Africa / Deborah Brautigam -- 9. Developmental patrimonialism? The case of Rwanda / David Booth and Frederick Golooba-Mutebi -- PART THREE: ELECTIONS, DEMOCRACY AND REPRESENTATION : 10. An introduction to elections, democracy and representation / Nic Cheeseman -- 11. Elections and Democratic Transition in Nigeria under the Fourth Republic / J. Shola Omotola -- 12. Elites and Democracy in Ghana: A social network approach / Anja Osei -- 13. Neo-Patrimonial Politics in the ANC / Tom Lodge -- PART FOUR: AFRICA AND THE WORLD : 14. An introduction to Africa and the world / Carl Death -- 15. What Is the Concept of Globalization Good for? An African Historian's Perspective / Frederick Cooper -- 16. Fighting gender-based violence: The women's movement and the enforcement of rape law in Liberia / Peace Medie -- 17. Negotiating China: Reinserting African Agency into China-Africa relations / Giles Mohan and Ben Lampert -- 18. Briefing: The African Union at Ten: An appraisal / Tim Murithi.. - "African Affairs is the top journal in African Studies and has been for some time. This book draws together some of the most influential, important, and thought-provoking articles published in its pages over the last decade, along with four new framing chapters written by the editors which introduce key debates. In doing so, it collates essential cutting-edge research on Africa and makes it easily available for students, teachers, and researchers alike. The African Affairs Reader is broken down into four sections that cover some of the biggest themes and questions facing the continent today, including: the African state, the political economy of development, Africa's relationship with the world, and elections, representation, and democracy. Within each section, articles deal with some of the most significant recent trends and events, such as the prospects for democratization in Ghana and Nigeria, the factors underpinning Rwanda's economic success, the rise of political corruption in South Africa, the spread of the drugs trade, the struggle against gender-based violence, and the growing influence of China. Each section is introduced by a new purpose-written essay by the journal's editors that explains the evolution of the wider debate, highlights key contributions, and suggests new ways in which the discussion can be taken forward. Taken together, the essays and articles included in the volume provide both a coherent introduction to the study of Africa and a compelling commentary on the current state of play on the continent."--Back cover.
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| ISBN | 0198794282. - 0198794290. - 9780198794288. - 9780198794295
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