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Grasping Africa: A Tale of Tragedy and Achievement
Africa is huge, internationally vital, potentially rich and powerful yet mired in failure - political, economic, social and even cultural. Yet the story of contemporary Africa is not just one of global tragedy but also of enormous hope for the future. This stimulating and unconventional book on Africa today and its relationship with the West explores the many complex reasons behind Africa's failure to fulfil its potential - it is a continent blighted by colonialism, exploitation and the interference of great powers in the international relations of the region - and offers some genuinely original and well-argued suggestions for ways forward. Critical and objective yet involved and sympathetic, "Grasping Africa" demonstrates Stephen Chan's deep understanding of the history and politics of Africa based on his long experience of the continent in often dangerous circumstances.
Book Details
- Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
- Publish Date: Feb 15th, 2007
- Pages: 200
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.40in - 0.70in - 0.60lb
- EAN: 9781845112851
- Categories: • International Relations - General
About the Author
Chan, Stephen: - Stephen Chan is Professor of International Relations at SOAS, University of London and Honorary Professor of Humanities at University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Praise for this book
""Stephen Chan is an eminent Africanist and in 'Grasping Africa' he gives us some fascinating insights on the continent which generally represent modern thinking and attitudes."" -- The Overseas Pensioner