Readings in the International Relations of Africa

Author:   Tom Young
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
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9780253018885


Pages:   378
Publication Date:   11 January 2016
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These 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.

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Author:   Tom Young
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780253018885


ISBN 10:   0253018889
Pages:   378
Publication Date:   11 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments and Note on Original Sources Introduction Tom Young Part I. Sovereignty and Statehood Introduction 1. Independence by Right Robert H. Jackson 2. Regimes of Sovereignty: International Morality and the African Condition Siba N. Grovogui 3. The Rise of the State System in Africa Carolyn M. Warner Part II. Africa and the International Order Introduction 4. Policy Autonomy and the History of British Aid to Africa Postscript, March 2014 Tony Killick 5. 'Development is Very Political in Tanzania': Oxfam and the Chunya Integrated Development Programme 1972–76 Michael Jennings 6. Evolution of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Regime Newell M. Stultz 7. What Next? Selective Genocide in Burundi Rene Lemarchand Part III. New States and the Continental Order Introduction 8. The Scramble for Africa: Inherited Political Boundaries Ieuan Griffiths 9. The OAU Interventions in Chad: Mission Impossible or Mission Evaded? Roy May and Simon Massey Part IV. Africa and the Great Powers Introduction 10. French African Policy in Historical Perspective Tony Chafer 11. Propaganda and Politics John Stockwell 12. ""Flee! The White Giants are Coming!"" The United States, the Mercenaries and the Congo 1964–65 Piero Gleijeses 13. The Prospects of Socialism: Ethiopia and the Horn Odd Arne Westad Part V. Conflict, War and Intervention Introduction 14. Rebel Movements and Proxy Warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986–99) Gérard Prunier 15. The United Nations in Africa: The Rise of Peacekeeping and the Case of Somalia Richard K. Al-Qaq 16. The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State Building and the Reproduction of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Stein Sundstøl Eriksen Part VI. Globalization and a New World Order? Introduction 17. 'A Project to be Realized:' Global Liberalism and Contemporary Africa Tom Young 18. 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 19. Is the EU's Governance 'Good?': An Assessment of EU Governance in Its Partnership with ACP States Nikki Slocum-Bradley and Andrew Bradley 20. Female Circumcision as Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights or Cultural Imperialism? Abdulmumini A. Oba 21. Politics, Anti-Politics, International Justice: Language and Power in the Special Court for Sierra Leone Tim Kelsall Part VII. African Renaissance? The African Union & NEPAD Introduction 22. Explaining the Clash and Accommodation of Interests of Major Actors in the Creation of the African Union Thomas Kwasi Tieku 23. ""Partnership"" through Accommodation? African Development Initiatives and Universal Policy Prescriptions Ian Taylor 24. The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance Rita Abrahamsen Part VIII. The Return of Geopolitics Introduction 25. China, India, Russia and the United States: The Scramble for African Oil and the Militarization of the Continent Daniel Volman 26. Towards a Critical Geopolitics of China's Engagement with African Development Marcus Power and Giles Mohan 27. A New Phase in the War on Terror: The Implications of Proxy Intelligence and Western Complicity with State Terrorist Agencies Jeremy Keenan List of Original Sources List of Contributors Index"

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This 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. * H-Diplo *


This 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. * Leeds African Studies Bulletin * This 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. * H-Diplo *


This 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. * H-Diplo * This 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. * Leeds African Studies Bulletin *


This 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. -H-Diplo


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Tom Young teaches politics and international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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