From the end of World War II through the Obama administration, development assistance in Africa has been viewed as an essential instrument of US foreign policy. Although many would characterise it as a form of aid aimed at enhancing the lives of those in the developing world, it…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: power rules -- 2 Words of power: power of words -- 3 Tools of power: the American discourse -- 4 US policy in Africa and the Cold War -- …
"From the end of WWII to the end of the Obama administration, development assistance in Africa has been viewed as an essential instrument of US foreign policy. Although many would characterise it as a form of aid aimed at enhancing the lives of those in the developing world, it …