African realism? : international relations theory and Africa's wars in the postcolonial era / Errol A. Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henderson, Errol Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and war--Africa.

Politics and war.

Africa--Foreign relations--1960-.

Africa.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Summary:

African Realism explains Africa's international conflicts of the post-colonial era through international relations theory.It looks at the relationship between Africa's domestic and international conflicts, as well as the impact of factors such as domestic legitimacy, trade, and regional economic institutions on African wars.

Contents:

International relations and Africa : a mélange of metaphors, a dearth of theory

Africa's wars as new wars : dubious dichotomies and flattening history

Africa, racism, and world politics : dualism and the persistence of primitivism

Socialization and the domestic sources of Africa's international wars

Africa's international wars : inverted legitimacy and neopatrimonial balancing

Disturbing the peace : Africa's international wars and the democratic peace

Liberal trade theory, regional institutionalism, and Africa's international wars

Conclusion: African realism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4422-3951-4

OCLC:

1023628480