Africa : diversity and development / Tony Binns, Etienne Nel, Alan Dixon, and Kenneth Lynch

By:

Binns, Tony [author]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Second editionDescription: xviii, 491 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367137410

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DDC classification:

23 960 B.T.A

LOC classification:

DT6.7 .B56 2023

Contents:

Introduction: Africa's Place -- Developing Africa -- History and Governance -- Conflict and Post-Conflict -- Africa's People -- Health and Development -- Environment -- Rural Africa -- Urban Africa -- Africa's Economies -- Conclusion

Summary: "Africa: Diversity and Development introduces and de-mystifies Africa's diversity and dynamism, and considers how its peoples and environments have interacted through time and space. The book examines the background and diversity of Africa's social, cultural, economic, political and environmental systems, as well as key development issues which have affected Africa in the past and are likely to be significant in shaping the future of the continent. These include: the impact of HIV/AIDS; sources of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction; the state and governance; the nature of African economies in a global context and future development trajectories. The new edition features new chapters on governing Africa and Climate Change and increased coverage of culture and ethnicity. It is richly illustrated throughout with diagrams and plates and contains a wealth of detailed up-to-date case studies and current data. This textbook is a refreshing interdisciplinary text which enhances understanding of the background to Africa's current position and clarifies possible future scenarios. It will be a valuable resource for students taking modules on Africa, African Development and Geography of Africa, and will also prove useful to students in the wider fields of Geography, Development Studies, Global Studies, Environment and Society and African Politics"-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library	Faculty of Economics & Political (Political)	960 B.T.A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Available		00017544

Includes bibliographical references and index

"Africa: Diversity and Development introduces and de-mystifies Africa's diversity and dynamism, and considers how its peoples and environments have interacted through time and space. The book examines the background and diversity of Africa's social, cultural, economic, political and environmental systems, as well as key development issues which have affected Africa in the past and are likely to be significant in shaping the future of the continent. These include: the impact of HIV/AIDS; sources of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction; the state and governance; the nature of African economies in a global context and future development trajectories. The new edition features new chapters on governing Africa and Climate Change and increased coverage of culture and ethnicity. It is richly illustrated throughout with diagrams and plates and contains a wealth of detailed up-to-date case studies and current data. This textbook is a refreshing interdisciplinary text which enhances understanding of the background to Africa's current position and clarifies possible future scenarios. It will be a valuable resource for students taking modules on Africa, African Development and Geography of Africa, and will also prove useful to students in the wider fields of Geography, Development Studies, Global Studies, Environment and Society and African Politics"-- Provided by publisher

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