"In this comprehensive and original study, a distinguished scholar of African affairs argues that the crisis in African development can be traced directly to European colonial rule, which left the continent with a "singularly difficult legacy."" "Crawford Young proposes a new co…
This book surveys the history of higher education--principally universities--in Africa. Its geographical coverage encompasses the entire continent, from Afro-Arab Islamic Africa in the north to the former apartheid South Africa in the south, and the historical time span ranges f…
This book surveys the history of higher education--principally universities--in Africa. Its geographical coverage encompasses the entire continent, from Afro-Arab Islamic Africa in the north to the former apartheid South Africa in the south, and the historical time span ranges f…
Although it is widely recognized that Africa's security problems are acute, it has never been a subject of much intellectual inquiry. This lack of scholarly discourse on the many dimensions of the problem of African security is the major consideration for this book. The approach…
Although it is widely recognized that Africa's security problems are acute, it has never been a subject of much intellectual inquiry. This lack of scholarly discourse on the many dimensions of the problem of African security is the major consideration for this book. The approach…
À la fin du xixème siècle, sauf à l'intérieur de quelques garnisons et forts de traite européens de la côte, les prisons étaient inconnues en Afrique. Aujourd'hui, les États africains utilisent massivement le système pénitentiaire légué par les colonisateurs. Comme le rappellent…
Des contributions qui présentent une histoire sociale, culturelle et politique des arsenaux répressifs apparus en Afrique, depuis la capture des esclaves au XIXe siècle jusqu'aux prisons du génocide rwandais, en passant par les asiles d'aliénés coloniaux, les camps de réfugiés e…
This book examines social, economic and political issues in West, Eastern and Southern Africa in relation to borders, human mobility and regional integration. In the process, it highlights the innovative aspects of human agency on the African continent, and presents a range of e…
'German Colonialism' offers compelling evidence of a German society between 1884 and 1919 that produced vibrant and heterogeneous - and at times contradictory - cultures of colonialism.