Africa : an introduction to history, politics and society / Rainer Tetzlaff.
Tetzlaff, Rainer, author.
2022
DT20 .T4713 2022
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Title Africa : an introduction to history, politics and society / Rainer Tetzlaff.
Author Tetzlaff, Rainer, author.
Uniform Title Afrika: eine Einführung in Geschichte, Politik und Gesellschaft. English
ISBN 9783658349820 (electronic bk.)
3658349824 (electronic bk.)
9783658349813 (paperback)
3658349816 (paperback)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34982-0
Published Wiesbaden, Germany : Springer, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-658-34982-0 doi
Call Number DT20 .T4713 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification 960
Summary The textbook provides an in-depth overview of African history and politics from the Atlantic slave trade, through the phases of colonialism and decolonization, to the development problems of the present. Various development theories are used to explain successful and failed development paths of individual countries after 1960. Thematic foci include Europe's colonial legacy, state formation and state failure, democratization, the curse of raw materials, population growth, hunger and poverty, ethnic conflicts, and the roles of the World Bank, EU, and China as external actors in Africa. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Afrika by Rainer Tetzlaff,published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2018.The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The content The legacy of slave trade and colonialism.- The phase of formal colonization (1880-1960).- Germany as a colonial power in Africa.- Decolonization as liberation.- African socialism.- State formation and state collapse.- Democratization.- Population growth, poverty, hunger.- Resource wealth.- War and peace.- Corruption and bad governance.- International development cooperation in Africa.- Development policy perspectives. The target groups: Students and lecturers of social science subjects.- Teachers of history and social studies at upper secondary level.- Professionals in NGOs.- Scholars, journalists and cultural workers with a focus on international relations and development policy. The author Prof. Dr. em. Rainer Tetzlaff is a lecturer at the Europa-Kolleg of the University of Hamburg, Chairman of the Afrika-Kollegium Hamburg and Senior Research Fellow of the Academy of World Regions Hamburg.
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The legacy of slave trade and colonialism
The phase of formal colonization (1880-1960)
Germany as a colonial power in Africa
Decolonization as liberation
African socialism
State formation and state collapse
Democratization
Population growth, poverty, hunger.
Abundance of raw materials
War and peace
Corruption and bad governance
International development cooperation in Africa
Development policy perspectives.

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