Africa's Moment - Couverture souple

Severino, Jean-Michel; Ray, Olivier

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745651585 ISBN 13 : 9780745651583

Editeur : Polity Press, 2013

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"A wake–up call. Its message is simple: look out world, here comesAfrica."
Wall Street Journal

"Clearly conceived, cleanly structured, tightly written and lucidlyexpressed. A highly readable text."
European Voice

"Their optimistic analysis of the continent and its inhabitantsshould be read by all who are interested in looking at Africa witha fresh and different perspective."
African Security Review

"A significant book for those interested in questions of economicand cultural change."
The Age

"Africa′s Moment has the great value of underlining thatAfrica′s future is indeed in the hands of Africans."
South World

"A timely and positive assessment of Africa′s prospects foundedupon deep understanding and a distinctive perspective."
Paul Collier, University of Oxford

"The West is wedded to a retrograde vision of Africa′s past andknow nothing of its present, even less of its  future. Thisunprecedented book forces revision of that outlook by addressing aworld, just a few decades from now, where one in four human beingswill be African."
Keith Hart, University of London

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Translated by David Fernbach

The 21st century will be the century of Africa. This continentwas once seen as empty, rural, animist, poor, and forgotten by theworld. Now, fifty years after independence, it is full to bursting,urban and monotheist. If poverty and violence are still rampant,economic growth has taken off again and a middle class isdeveloping. Africa will hold a central place in the big issuesfacing the world today. If it once made a false start′, hereit is back again – in the fast lane.

The West has missed the turnaround of a continent that will nolonger wait for us. How can we best understand it? Demography,economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions – this bookpresents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soonhave a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapidpopulation boom that humanity has ever known. Without ignoring therisks of its metamorphosis, it brings to light the forces and hopesthat Africa harbors.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0745651585
• ISBN 13: 9780745651583
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352