Africa finds itself at the centre stage of world politics in the twenty-first century. To truly determine its rising influence and role in world affairs would mean unravelling the politics of imperialism, the Cold War and globalisation.
Going beyond Euro-American perspectives, this book presents a comprehensive study of Africa and its role in world politics.
Africa in World Affairs:
- Closely examines the transition of Africa in its colonial and post-colonial phases;
- Explores the intellectual history of modern Africa through liberation struggles, social movements, leaders and thinkers;
- Investigates the continent''s relationships with former colonial powers such as Britain, France and Portugal; untangles complexities of French neo-colonialism and sheds light on the role of the superpower, such as the USA and major and rising powers like China and India;
- Highlights complex and wide-ranging diversities of the region, and the way
