Curse of Berlin: Africa After the Cold War - Brossura

Adebajo, Adekeye

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1849040966 ISBN 13: 9781849040969

Casa editrice: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2010

Riassunto

At the 1884-1885 Conference of Berlin a cartel of largely European states effectively set the rules for the partition of Africa, an event whose historical and structural importance continues to affect and shape Africa's contemporary international relations. This 'Curse' is a recurring theme in Adebajo's trenchant historical analysis, even though its main focus is on contemporary African issues after the Cold War. The first part of the book examines Africa's quest for security with three essays on Africa's security institutions such as the African Union and sub-regional bodies; another on the political, peacekeeping, and socio-economic roles of the United Nations (UN) in Africa; and a third on Africa's two UN Secretaries-General between 1992 and 2006: Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Ghana's Kofi Annan. The second section of the book focuses on Africa's quest for leadership, and five chapters examine the hegemonic roles of South Africa, Nigeria, the United States, China and France on the continent. The five chapters in the final section of the study analyse Africa's quest for unity, and examine the roles and significance for Africa of six historical figures: Mandela, Mbeki, Kwame Cecil Rhodes, Obama, and Gandhi; as well as assessing the African Union and the EU in comparative perspective.

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Recensione:

'A comendable work by a man whose passion and commitment to the contintent reverberates through the pages of this study.' --Cape Times

'A 'global' study of the continent's recent past, in which the author considers Africa s relationships with the wider world and its institutions.' --International Affairs

'Adebajo is one of the brightest of his generation of Africanists and these chapters not only display deep knowledge of the continent and its contem- porary political problems but, unlike so much academic writing, are written with considerable flair and enthusiasm. apart from its other merits the book is a very good read.' --Professor James Mayall, Cambridge University

L'autore:

A former Rhodes scholar at Oxford University, Adekeye Adebajo is Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town, South Africa. He is the author and editor of eight books on contemporary Africa.

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• Editore: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849040966
• ISBN 13: 9781849040969
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384