From Lumumba to Gbagbo : Africa in the eddy of the Euro-American quest for exceptionalism / K. Martial Frindéthié.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frindéthié, Martial K. (Martial Kokroa), 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--Africa--History--21st century.

Radicalism.

Nationalism--Africa--History--21st century.

Nationalism.

Exceptionalism.

International relations.

History.

Africa--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Africa.

Western countries--Foreign relations--Africa.

Western countries.

Africa--Social conditions--1960-.

Social conditions.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Economic conditions.

Postcolonialism--Africa.

Postcolonialism.

Exceptionalism--Western countries.

Diplomatic relations.

Economic history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

v, 281 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"This book examines the West's policy of aggression in Africa over the last 50 years as a legacy of colonialism, with human and economic costs that are radicalizing African nationalists"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Why Are We So Blest? The Euro-American Anxiety with Exceptionalism 11

2 Africa Caught in the Eddy of the Euro-American Quest for Exceptionalism 27

3 The Euro-American War on Algeria: Could a Mother So Yearn for Freedom but Keep Her Children in Bondage? 47

4 The Sarkozy-Obama Epic African Adventure 67

5 Hunting Laurent Gbagbo 85

6 Côte d'Ivoire: The International Community Hiding No More 127

7 Côte d'Ivoire: The International Community's Panglossism 168

8 We Shall Remember as Far Back as Lumumba 197

9 The Congo's Bumpy Road to Independence 213

10 There Shall Be Wars of Liberation 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786494040

0786494042

OCLC:

917343372