| Contemporary Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Contributor(s): Falola, T. (Editor), Mbah, E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1137438916 ISBN-13: 9781137438911 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - General - History | United States - 21st Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 960.33 |
| LCCN: 2014006209 |
| Series: African Histories and Modernities |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 60 years after independence, African nations still find it difficult to face a number of challenges, from establishing meaningful democratic institutions to establish social structures centered on the advancement of gender equality. This volume approaches these contemporary African challenges while combating a reflexive and facile Afro-Pessimism. |