Respacing Africa / edited by Ulf Engel and Paul Nugent.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Engel, Ulf.

Nugent, Paul, 1962-

Series:

African-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (Series) ; v. 4.

African-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies, 1574-6925 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography--Africa.

Human geography.

Public spaces--Africa.

Public spaces.

Geographical perception--Africa.

Geographical perception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Space has been reintroduced as an analytical category to the humanities and social sciences in the early 1990's. African Studies is one of the fields of knowledge production where the so-called spatial turn has proved to be extremely fruitful. The continent provides ample evidence for complex processes of deterritorialisation (migration, globalisation, sub-nationalisms) and reterritorialisation (new regionalisms, processes of bordering, et cetera). These dialectical processes are driven by a variety of actors: political elites, multinational companies, warlords, donor governments, local traders, international NGO's, et cetera As a result substantial parts of Africa witness the emergence of new regimes of territoriality: re-ordered states, transnational and sub-national entities, new localities and transborder formations. This volume brings together contributions from anthropology, history, geography and political science.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Ulf Engel

Introduction: The Spatial Turn In African Studies / Ulf Engel and Paul Nugent

Actors, Places, Regions, And Global Forces: An Essay On The Spatial History Of Africa Since 1700 / Allen M. Howard

State, Region And Space In Africa / Fredrik Söderbaum and Ian Taylor

Siamese Twin Towns And Unitary Concepts In Border Inequality / David B. Coplan

Respacing For Peace, Security And Sustainable Development: The African Union Border Programme In European Comparative Historical Perspective / Anthony I. Asiwaju

Staying Put In Moving Sands: The Stepwise Migration Process Of Sub-Saharan African Migrants Heading North / Joris Schapendonk

Reshaping Congolese Statehood In The Midst Of Crisis And Transition / Timothy Raeymaekers and Koen Vlassenroot

The Neo-Tribal Competitive Order In The Borderland Of Egypt And Libya / Thomas Hüsken

List Of Contributors / Ulf Engel

Index / Ulf Engel.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06161-9

90-474-4068-4

9786613061614

90-04-17833-3

OCLC:

711003892