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African Realism?

International Relations Theory and Africa's Wars in the Postcolonial E
  • ISBN-13: 9781538104972
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Errol A. Henderson
  • Price: AUD $103.00
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  • Local release date: 16/04/2017
  • Format: Paperback 316 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: General studies [GTG]
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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. Further, it examines the relevance of traditional realist assumptions (e.g. balance of power, the security dilemma) to African international wars and how these factors are modified by the exigencies of Africa's domestic institutions, such as neopatrimonialism and inverted legitimacy. This study also addresses the inconsistencies and inaccuracies of international relations theory as it engages African international relations, and especially, its military history
List of Figures and Tables
Map of Africa
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: International Relations and Africa: A Mn++lange of Metaphors, a
Dearth of Theory
Chapter 2: Africa's Wars as New Wars: Dubious Dichotomies and
Flattening History
Chapter 3: Africa, Racism, and World Politics: Dualism and the Persistence
of Primitivism
Chapter 4: Socialization and the Domestic Sources of Africa's International
Wars
Chapter 5: Africa's International Wars: Inverted Legitimacy and
Neopatrimonial Balancing
Chapter 6: Disturbing the Peace: Africa's International Wars and the
Democratic Peace
Chapter 7: Liberal Trade Theory, Regional Institutionalism, and Africa's
International Wars
Conclusion: Towards African Realism?
References
Index
List of Figures and Tables Map of Africa Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: International Relations and Africa: A Melange of Metaphors, a Dearth of Theory Chapter 2: Africa's Wars as New Wars: Dubious Dichotomies and Flattening History Chapter 3: Africa, Racism, and World Politics: Dualism and the Persistence of Primitivism Chapter 4: Socialization and the Domestic Sources of Africa's International Wars Chapter 5: Africa's International Wars: Inverted Legitimacy and Neopatrimonial Balancing Chapter 6: Disturbing the Peace: Africa's International Wars and the Democratic Peace Chapter 7: Liberal Trade Theory, Regional Institutionalism, and Africa's International Wars Conclusion: Towards African Realism? References Index
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