Africa in international politics
Subtitle: external involvement on the continent
By: edited by Ian Taylor and Paul Williams.
Contributors: Taylor, Ian, 1969-; Williams, Paul, 1975-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Africa -- Foreign relations -- 1960-
Description: "Africa in International Politics examines and compares external involvement in the continent, exploring the foreign policies of major states and international organisations towards it. Drawing on critical approaches from International Relations, International Political Economy and Security Studies, the book sets out a framework for understanding Africa's place in world politics and provides detailed analyses of the major external states and international organisations currently influencing African politics. At the same time, Africa is viewed as a player in its own right whose behaviour and agency acts to define, in many cases, the policies and even identities of external agents."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : understanding Africa's place in world politics / Ian Taylor and Paul Williams; title: The contending currents in United States involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa / James J. Hentz; title: Britain and Africa after the Cold War : beyond damage limitation? / Paul Williams; title: France's policy towards Africa : continuity or change? / Daniela Kroslak; title: The "all-weather friend"? : Sino-African interaction in the twenty-first century / Ian Taylor; title: Russia and Africa : moving in the right direction? / Vladimir Shubin; title: Japan-Africa relations : patterns and prospects / Scarlett Cornelissen; title: Canada and Africa : activist aspirations in straitened circumstances / David Black; title: the European Union's external relations with Africa after the Cold War : aspects of continuity and change / Stephen R. Hurt; title: The international financial institutions' relations with Africa : insights from the issue of representation and voice / Caroline Thomas; title: From Congo to Congo : United Nations peacekeeping in Africa / Adekeye Adebajo.