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Designing West Africa
P. Schwab
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Description for Designing West Africa
Paperback. A noted authority makes a provocative argument that the fate of the African continent was decided in its first decade of independence Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; JFC; JPA; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Many African nations are now described as 'fourth world nations', ones which essentially have no future. How could this have happened? Through the scope of the 1960's, the first decade of African independence, Peter Schwab presents a compelling and provocative answer to this question. Designing West Africa tells the story of a pivotal decade in African history, when the fate of the continent was decided. Focusing on the six most visible leaders of the period - painting detailed portraits of them both as leaders and as people - Schwab looks at how Africa served as a ground to play out ... Read more
Many African nations are now described as 'fourth world nations', ones which essentially have no future. How could this have happened? Through the scope of the 1960's, the first decade of African independence, Peter Schwab presents a compelling and provocative answer to this question. Designing West Africa tells the story of a pivotal decade in African history, when the fate of the continent was decided. Focusing on the six most visible leaders of the period - painting detailed portraits of them both as leaders and as people - Schwab looks at how Africa served as a ground to play out ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349528899
SKU
V9781349528899
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99-15
About P. Schwab
PETER SCHWAB is Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York, USA, and the author most recently of Africa: A Continent Self-Destructs (Palgrave 2001).
Reviews for Designing West Africa
Praise for Africa: A Continent Self-Destructs: "For anyone interested in the reality of Africa, this is the book to read." - Amos Sawyer, President of Liberia, 1990-1994 "Offers brief, invaluable descriptions of several countries circumstances...readers will gain much from this astute analysis." - Publishers Weekly