Globalization in Africa : perspectives on development, security, and the environment
edited by Usman A. Tar, Etham B. Mijah and Moses E.U. Tedheke ; foreword by Alfred Zack-Williams
| Year of publication: |
[2016]
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| Authors: | Tar, Usman A. (also ed.) ; Mijah, Etham B. (also ed.) ; Tedheke, Moses E. U. (also ed.) |
| Other Persons: | Zack-Williams, Tunde (preface) |
| Publisher: |
Lanham : Lexington Books |
| Subject: | Globalisierung | Globalization | Entwicklung | Economic development | Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen | International economic relations | Sicherheit | Safety | Terrorismus | Terrorism | Umweltbelastung | Pollution | Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Sustainable development | Afrika | Africa | Wirtschaftsentwicklung | Umweltschaden |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | xxi, 419 Seiten |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Enthält 18 Beiträge Part I: Conceptual discourse ; Introduction: the challenges of globalization in Africa / Usman A. Tar Globalization: a conceptual analysis / Etham B. Mijah Part II: Development and governance ; How globalization underdeveloped Africa / Lucky Imade Africa and the globalization of high-tech capitalism / Moses E. U. Tedheke The global financial crisis and its impact on Africa / Malami Muhammad Maishanu Globalization, neoliberal governability, and agrarian transformation in Africa / Dauda Abubakar Globalization, neoliberalism, and higher education in Africa / Nickanor Amwata Owuor Globalization and foreign relations in Eastern Africa / Macharia Munene Globalization and multinational corporations in Africa / Charles Pen Onwurah and Hezekiah Abalaka Usman Globalization, gender, and rural livelihood in Africa: a study of Kilba women in Adamawa State, Nigeria / Nachana'a Alahira David Part III: Peace and security ; Globalization and Africa's security challenges for the twenty-first century / Kursim Leonard-Fwa Globalization and transnational terrorism: linkage between global terrorist organizations / Muritala Babatunde Hassan and Jamilu Ibrahim Mukhtar Globalization and new waves of terrorism in Africa / Jonathan Sule Maiangwa Globalization and "small wars" in Africa: the case of Niger Delta, Nigeria / Chukwuma Osakwe, Otoabasi Akpan, and Ubong Essien Umoh Globalization of violence: terrorism and its impact on (inter)national security / Omon Merry Osiki Globalization and political Islam: the rise of Islamist movement in North Africa / Tukur Abdulkadir Globalization, conflict, and peacebuilding in Africa / Usman A. Tar and Mala Mustapha Part IV: Environment and sustainability ; Globalization, ecology, and land degradation in Africa / Taiye Oluwafemi Adewuyi Globalization and climate change in Africa: the challenges of double exposure? / Sharkdam Wapmuk and Usman A. Tar Part V: Conclusion ; Conclusion: the prospects of globalization in Africa / Usman A Tar. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-9638-0 ; 978-0-7391-9640-3 ; 978-0-7391-9639-7 |
| Classification: | Afrika: Allgemeines ; Internationale Zusammenarbeit: Sonstiges |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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