{"product_id":"readings-in-the-international-relations-of-africa-paperback-softback-9780253018885","title":"Readings in the International Relations of Africa (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253018885","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReadings in the International Relations of Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTom Young (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253018885\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 January 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e378 pages, 5 maps, 1 table - 5 Halftones, black and white - 1 Tables, black and white\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.839 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers a very important set of readings that examine concepts ranging from statehood, sovereignty, and cooperation in the context of Africa's colonial past as well as its current affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e (H-Diplo) \u003cp\u003eThis book is a significant contribution to the literature on the international relations of Africa. It is a must-read for those interested in Africa and its relations with the Western and non-Western powers, the so-called Great Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e (Leeds African Studies Bulletin)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese readings in international relations in Africa grapple with the continent's changing place in the world. The essays confront issues such as the increasing tempo of armed conflict, the tendency of Western states and agencies to intervene in African settings, the presence of China, and the health of African states and their ability to participate in the global economy. Questions regarding sovereignty, leading regional actors, conflict and resolution, and the neoliberal African renaissance add to the broad thematic coverage presented in this timely volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Note on Original Sources\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Tom Young\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Sovereignty and Statehood \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e1. Independence by Right Robert H. Jackson \u003cbr\u003e2. Regimes of Sovereignty: International Morality and the African Condition Siba N. Grovogui \u003cbr\u003e3. The Rise of the State System in Africa Carolyn M. Warner \u003cbr\u003ePart II. Africa and the International Order \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e4. Policy Autonomy and the History of British Aid to Africa \u003cbr\u003ePostscript, March 2014 Tony Killick\u003cbr\u003e5. 'Development is Very Political in Tanzania': Oxfam and the Chunya Integrated Development Programme 1972–76 Michael Jennings \u003cbr\u003e6. Evolution of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Regime Newell M. Stultz\u003cbr\u003e7. What Next? Selective Genocide in Burundi Rene Lemarchand \u003cbr\u003ePart III. New States and the Continental Order \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e8. The Scramble for Africa: Inherited Political Boundaries Ieuan Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e9. The OAU Interventions in Chad: Mission Impossible or Mission Evaded? Roy May and Simon Massey\u003cbr\u003ePart IV. Africa and the Great Powers \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e10. French African Policy in Historical Perspective Tony Chafer\u003cbr\u003e11. Propaganda and Politics John Stockwell\u003cbr\u003e12. \"Flee! The White Giants are Coming!\" The United States, the Mercenaries and the Congo 1964–65 Piero Gleijeses\u003cbr\u003e13. The Prospects of Socialism: Ethiopia and the Horn Odd Arne Westad\u003cbr\u003ePart V. Conflict, War and Intervention \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e14. Rebel Movements and Proxy Warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986–99) Gérard Prunier\u003cbr\u003e15. The United Nations in Africa: The Rise of Peacekeeping and the Case of Somalia Richard K. Al-Qaq\u003cbr\u003e16. The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State Building and the Reproduction of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Stein Sundstøl Eriksen \u003cbr\u003ePart VI. Globalization and a New World Order? \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e17. 'A Project to be Realized:' Global Liberalism and Contemporary Africa Tom Young\u003cbr\u003e18. Values, Context and Hybridity: How Can the Insights from the Liberal Peace Critique Literature Be Brought to Bear on the Practices of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture? Eli Stamnes\u003cbr\u003e19. Is the EU's Governance 'Good?': An Assessment of EU Governance in Its Partnership with ACP States Nikki Slocum-Bradley and Andrew Bradley\u003cbr\u003e20. Female Circumcision as Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights or Cultural Imperialism?\u003cbr\u003eAbdulmumini A. Oba\u003cbr\u003e21. Politics, Anti-Politics, International Justice: Language and Power in the Special Court for Sierra Leone Tim Kelsall\u003cbr\u003ePart VII. African Renaissance? The African Union \u0026amp; NEPAD \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e22. Explaining the Clash and Accommodation of Interests of Major Actors in the Creation of the African Union Thomas Kwasi Tieku\u003cbr\u003e23. \"Partnership\" through Accommodation? African Development Initiatives and Universal Policy Prescriptions Ian Taylor\u003cbr\u003e24. The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance Rita Abrahamsen\u003cbr\u003ePart VIII. The Return of Geopolitics\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 25. China, India, Russia and the United States: The Scramble for African Oil and the Militarization of the Continent Daniel Volman\u003cbr\u003e26. Towards a Critical Geopolitics of China's Engagement with African Development Marcus Power and Giles Mohan\u003cbr\u003e27. A New Phase in the War on Terror: The Implications of Proxy Intelligence and Western Complicity with State Terrorist Agencies Jeremy Keenan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Original Sources\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523959648536,"sku":"9780253018885","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/readings-in-the-international-relations-of-africa-paperback-softback-9780253018885","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}