Africa : a continent self-destructs

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Africa : a continent self-destructs

Peter Schwab

Palgrave, 2001

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-200) and index

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ISBN 9780312240189

内容説明

Schwab discusses how myriad Subsaharan African states have all but ceased to exist as organized entities, with some spiralling into complete disintegration. Several were propelled into tyranny, others collapsed into civil war and ethnic conflict, while cross border invasions threatened international peace and security. Violations of political and economic human rights by predatory indigenous government are discussed, as is the role of the UN and the United States in largely neglecting horrific phenomena. Widespread poverty and the AIDS pandemic are identified as central factors contributing to the bleakness this region faces. The book concludes with a discussion of whether Africa can survive this crisis situation and a consideration of the appropriate Western response.

目次

The Slave Trade, Colonialism, and the Cold War - Civil Wars, Wars, and Political Collapse - Whither Human Rights? - African Poverty and the AIDS Crisis - Globalization and Africa - Will Africa Survive?
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: pbk ISBN 9781403960535

内容説明

Can Africa survive? Many of the nations of sub-Saharan African have all but ceased to exist as organized states: tyranny, diseases such as AIDS, civil war, ethnic conflict and border invasions threaten the complete disintegration of a region. Peter Schwab offers a clear, authoritative portrait of a continent on the brink. Globalization and an accompanying level of economic health have passed over Africa. Added to these factors is a patronizing attitude from the West that change in Africa must take place within Western parameters, a UN that lacks any real power, and a US foreign policy in Africa that is unclear. Looking to South Africa as an example of successful Western support of an African nation, Schwab suggests that the US should use its leverage to help democrats into positions of power and then work with them under a framework dictated by the leaders themselves. It is only with a distinctly African approach to African problems that the survival of the continent can be assured.

目次

The Slave Trade, Colonialism, and the Cold War Civil Wars, Wars, and Political Collapse Whither Human Rights? African Poverty and the AIDS Crisis Globalization and Africa Will Africa Survive?

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