African Geopolitics - Couverture souple

Hugon, Philippe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1558764615 ISBN 13 : 9781558764613

Editeur : Markus Wiener Publishing Inc, 2015

Synopsis

For over a thousand years, foreign powers, including the Arabs, Portuguese, Spanish, British, French, and now Chinese, interfered in African affairs to pursue economic and political gains. In a similar way, African rulers exploited this foreign presence for their own ends. Foreigners came in search of slaves, gold, and other natural resources, such as land and manpower for plantations. This process dragged Africa into the global geopolitical scene, resulting in civil wars, colonialism, and environmental demise. This book provides a brief outline of Africa's pre-colonial and colonial history, analyzing the economic, sociopolitical, and cultural fields on the level of the continent as a whole but emphasizing the diversity of the actors involved. It concludes by explaining the significant current challenges facing Africa: peace and security, food supplies, and sustainable development.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Philippe Hugon, University of Paris, Nanterre, is the director of research at IRIS, and author of more than fifteen books on Africa.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1558764615
• ISBN 13: 9781558764613
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 148
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne