000319578 000__ 02560cam\a22003013\\4500 000319578 001__ 319578 000319578 005__ 20210513115445.0 000319578 008__ 071025s2009\\\\ctua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\d 000319578 020__ $$a9780073515182 (pbk.) 000319578 020__ $$a0073515183 (pbk.) 000319578 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn179817645 000319578 040__ $$aBTCTA$$cBTCTA$$dBAKER 000319578 049__ $$aISEA 000319578 050_4 $$aDT30.5$$b.T35 2009 000319578 24500 $$aTaking sides.$$pClashing views on African issues /$$cselected, edited, and with introductions by William G. Moseley. 000319578 24630 $$aClashing views on African issues 000319578 24630 $$aAfrican issues 000319578 250__ $$a3rd ed. 000319578 260__ $$aGuilford, Conn. :$$bMcGraw-Hill/Dushkin,$$c2009. 000319578 300__ $$axxix , 385 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000319578 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000319578 5050_ $$aUnit 1. History : Did the Trans-Atlantic slave trade underdevelop Africa? -- Have the contributions of Africans been recognized for developing New World agriculture? -- Is European subjugation of Africans ultimately explained by differences in land, plant and animal resources? --Did colonialism distort contemporary African development? -- Unit 2. Development: Have free-market policies worked for Africa? -- Are abundant mineral and energy resources a catalyst for African development? -- Is increasing Chineses investment good for African development?-- Unit 3. Agriculture, food and the environment.: Did the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan have environmental causes? -- Is food production in Africa capable of keeping up with population growth? -- Does African agriculture need a green revolution? -- Is Sub-Saharan Africa experiencing a deforestation crisis? -- Unit 4. Social issues: Should female genital cutting be accepted as a cultural practice? -- Are women in a position to challenge male power structures in Africa? -- Is the international community focusing on HIV/AIDS treatment at the expenseof prevention in Africa? -- Should developed countries provide debt relief to the poorest, indebted African nations? -- Unit 5. Politics, governance, and conflict resolution: Is multi-party democracy taking hold in Africa? -- Is foreign assistance useful for fostering democracy in Africa? -- Is corruption the result of poor African leadership? -- Are African-led peacekeeping missions more effective than international peacekeeping efforts in Africa? 000319578 651_0 $$aAfrica$$xPolitics and government. 000319578 651_0 $$aAfrica$$xSocial conditions. 000319578 651_0 $$aAfrica$$xEconomic conditions. 000319578 651_0 $$aAfrica$$xCivilization. 000319578 7001_ $$aMoseley, William G. 000319578 830_0 $$aTaking sides. 000319578 85200 $$bgen$$hDT30.5$$i.T35$$i2009 000319578 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:319578$$pGLOBAL_SET 000319578 980__ $$aBIB 000319578 980__ $$aBOOK