Africa In World Politics - Softcover

Harbeson, John W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813309735 ISBN 13: 9780813309736

Publisher: Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

African states have been on the periphery of world politics since independence, and they will likely continue to be marginalized as cold war tensions abate and economic and political ties to the industrialized world weaken. At the same time, however, international attention has been increasingly focused on issues that are vital to Africa - economic reform, human rights, environmental degradation, refugees, AIDS and democratization. This book explores Africa's changing position in international relations. It addresses the region's colonial heritage and the historical, economic and cultural factors that have shaped the continent's position in world affairs; analyzes some of the region's most intense conflicts; and examines the evolution of relations with other regions and powers.

About this title

About the Author:

John W. Harbeson is professor of political science in the Graduate School and at City College of the City University of New York and the author of The Ethiopian Transformation (WestviewPress 1988). Donald Rothchild is professor of political science at the University of California at Davis and the coeditor (with Naomi Chazan) of The Precarious Balance: State and Society in Africa (WestviewPress 1988).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0813309735
• ISBN 13: 9780813309736
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 341