Overview
Examines Africa’s place in shaping an emerging global order as a proactive actor
Showcases the centrality of the African continent to global knowledge production, economy, security, and creativity
Features Africa-based authors and their unique contribution to intellectual discourse
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Table of contents (54 chapters)
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Historical Foundations of Africa and the World
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Africa and Global Knowledge Production
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Africa in the Global Economy
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About this book
This handbook fills a large gap in the current knowledge about the critical role of Africa in the changing global order. By connecting the past, present, and future in a continuum that shows the paradox of existence for over one billion people, the book underlines the centrality of the African continent to global knowledge production, the global economy, global security, and global creativity. Bringing together perspectives from top Africa scholars, it actively dispels myths of the continent as just a passive recipient of external influences, presenting instead an image of an active global agent that astutely projects soft power. Unlike previous handbooks, this book offers an eclectic mix of historical, contemporary, and interdisciplinary approaches that allow for a more holistic view of the many aspects of Africa’s relations with the world.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Samuel O. Oloruntoba is Adjunct Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada and President, African School of Governance and Policy Studies, Pretoria, South Africa
Toyin Falola is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Africa and the Changing Global Order
Editors: Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Toyin Falola
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77481-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77480-6Published: 23 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77483-7Published: 24 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-77481-3Published: 22 November 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 1129
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Politics, Globalization, International Relations Theory, International Security Studies, Comparative Politics