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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgement; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Historical Backdrop; Assessing the Colonial Relationship Between Africa and Europe; Assessing the Claim that Africa Cannot Govern Itself; The Paradox of Poverty in Wealth; Sharing the Blame; Chapter 2 -- Understanding Africa from a Comparative Perspective; The Serendipitous Discovery of Africa and the Americas; Shared Colonial Experiences -- Africa and the United States; The Task of Nation Building; Legitimacy and the Task of Nation Building in Africa; Africa's Long Walk with Globalization |
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Chapter 3 -- Global Challenges the West has Won with the Help of AfricaHelping the West Tame the American Wilderness; Helping the West Overtake China; Helping the West Neutralize and Disintegrate the Ottoman Empire; Helping Europeans Expel Muslims from East Africa; Helping America win the Revolutionary War Against Great Britain; Helping the North Win the American Civil War; Helping with America's Westward Expansion of the United States; Helping America Win Worlds War I & II; Helping America Win the Cold War; Helping America in the Global War Against Terrorism |
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Damage Control on a Fumbled Foreign PolicyChina vs. the US in Africa -- Who Has it Right?; Chapter 4 -- Pondering Africa's Failures; A Short-lived Colonial Experience; Blind Respect for Colonially Imposed Boundaries; Failed Democratic Experiments; Absence of a Democratic Culture; How Freedom in Africa was Destroyed by the Imposition of European Rule; Africa's Failure to Adopt a Defined Ideology; Failed Economic Experiments; Marketing through Marketing Boards; The Production/Consumption Paradox in Africa; Lack of Vision in African Leadership; Promoting Capitalism without Capital |
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The Colonial ParadoxWhy the Winds of Democracy Blew in from the East, Not from the West; The Euphemism of Africa as a Continent of "Developing Nations"; Chapter 5 -- Could Africa be Saying No to Modernity?; Identifying the Missing Link; Try Modernizing the Amish; Chapter 6 -- Assessing the Performance of Internal Influences; The Quest for Self-Aggrandizement; Africa Presidential Dynasties; Ranking the Priorities of African Leaders; Missing a National Will; The Psychological Mindset of Corruption in Africa; What if Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Ted Turner Were Born in Africa? |
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What if Computers and the Internet Were Invented in Africa?Electoral Fraud and the Paradox of Pro-Independence Referendums; A Performance Appraisal of Self-Rule in Africa; How African Leaders Try to Justify their Poor Performance; Could Africa be Ripe for Re-colonization?; Sharing the Blame for Africa's Failure with the Citizens of Africa; What Africa's Driving Culture can Teach us About African Political Culture; The Perception of Politics as a Matter of Life and Death in Africa; Conclusion; Chapter 7 -- Assessing the Performance of External Influences; The European Colonial Legacy |
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Print version record |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
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Politics and government
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Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781942876366 |
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194287636X |
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