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E-book
Author Emerson, Stephen A., author

Title African security in the twenty-first century : challenges and opportunities / Stephen Emerson, Hussein Solomon
Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (291 pages) : maps (black and white)
Series Manchester International Relations
Contents Cover; African security in the twenty-first century; Contents; List of figures, maps, tables and text boxes; Foreword; List of abbreviations; 1 Understanding the security environment; 2 Thinking about security; 3 Identity conflict; 4 Failing states; 5 Terrorism and extremism; 6 Trafficking in drugs and small arms; 7 Health and disease; 8 Resource conflict and the environment; 9 The African response; 10 The international response; 11 The future of African security; Bibliography; Index
Summary Through the lens of human security their book examines the continent's most pressing security challenges - from identity conflict and failing states to terrorism, disease, and environmental degradation - and in doing so provides a comprehensive look at the complexities of building peace and stability in modern-day Africa
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-286) and index
Notes In English
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 27, 2018)
Subject National security -- Africa
Human security -- Africa
Internal security -- Africa
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- African.
Human security
Internal security
National security
Politics and government
SUBJECT Africa -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Subject Africa
Form Electronic book
Author Solomon, Hussein, author.
ISBN 9781526136190
1526136198
9781526122766
1526122766
9781526122742
152612274X