The time period of 1990-2010 marks a significant moment in Spanish literary publishing that emphasized a new focus on Africa and African voices and signaled the beginning of a publishing boom of Hispano-African authors and themes. Africa in the Contemporary Spanish Novel, 1990-2010 analyzes the strategies that Spanish and Hispano-African authors ......
This authoritative, widely adopted text provides a broad introduction to the geography of Africa south of the Sahara. The book analyzes the political, economic, social, and environmental processes that shape resource use and development in this large, diverse region. Students gain a context for understanding current development debates and ......
This authoritative, widely adopted text provides a broad introduction to the geography of Africa south of the Sahara. The book analyzes the political, economic, social, and environmental processes that shape resource use and development in this large, diverse region. Students gain a context for understanding current development debates and ......
A more peaceful and prosperous Africa is in everyone's interest. As one banker recently said, it is no longer a matter of ""Why Africa?"" but ""How Africa?"" Using economic policy analysis, this book examines the vision for achieving this idea of ""How Africa?"" through the cooperative actions of the African Union, Africa's private sector, civil ......
The ongoing tension and hostility between China and Taiwan in Africa are a continuation of the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) between the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which remained in mainland China, and the Kuomintang (KMT) of the Republic of China (ROC) which fled to the island of Taiwan. In the intervening years, China has ......
This book provides an insightful analysis from complementary perspectives of the seven-decades-long contest and contestation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China for diplomatic recognition on the Africa continent. It examines China and Taiwan's presence and active involvement in African affairs.
This is an evenhanded examination of the challenges affecting the lives of African American children that emphasises their strengths and resiliency rather than deficits. It is the only text to comprehensively consider the biological, emotional, social, and cultural domains of development in this population.
African Artists under Mission Patronage explores relationships between African artists and Western Christian missions in twentieth-century Africa, and how that patronage has shaped and defined twentieth-century African art.
This edited collection explores how African artists use their art to articulate the need for a return to the traditional African vision of communal solidarity, hospitality, and respect of humanity. The collection highlights the artists' exposure of the catastrophic effects of the abandonment of African humanism on African culture and life.
