Globalization in Africa perspectives on development, security, and the environment / edited by Usman A. Tar, Etham Mijah and Moses E.U. Tedheke ; foreword by Alfred Zack-Williams.

Other author Tar, Usman A.
Other author Mijah, Etham.
Other author Tedheke, Moses E. U.
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Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, 2016.
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Contents Part I: Conceptual discourse -- Introduction: the challenges of globalization in Africa / Usman A. Tar -- Globalization: a conceptual analysis / Etham B. Mijah -- Part II: Development and governance -- How globalization underdeveloped Africa / Lucky Imade -- Africa and the globalization of high-tech capitalism / Moses E. U. Tedheke -- The global financial crisis and its impact on Africa / Malami Muhammad Maishanu -- Globalization, neoliberal governability, and agrarian transformation in Africa / Dauda Abubakar -- Globalization, neoliberalism, and higher education in Africa / Nickanor Amwata Owuor -- Globalization and foreign relations in Eastern Africa / Macharia Munene -- Globalization and multinational corporations in Africa / Charles Pen Onwurah and Hezekiah Abalaka Usman -- Globalization, gender, and rural livelihood: a study of Kilba women in Adamawa State, Nigeria / Nachana'a Alahira David -- Part III: Peace and security -- Globalization and Africa's security challenges for the twenty-first century / Kursim Leonard-Fwa -- Globalization and transnational terrorism: linkage between global terrorist organizations / Muritala Babatunde Hassan and Jamilu Ibrahim Mukhtar -- Globalization and new waves of terrorism in Africa / Jonathan Sule Maiangwa -- Globalization and "small wars" in Africa: the case of Niger Delta, Nigeria / Chukwuma Osakwe, Otoabasi Akpan, and Ubong Essien Umoh -- Globalization of violence: terrorism and its impact on (inter)national security / Omon Merry Osiki -- Globalization and political Islam: the rise of Islamist movement in North Africa / Tukur Abdulkadir -- Globalization, conflict, and peacebuilding in Africa / Usman A. Tar and Mala Mustapha -- Part IV: Environment and sustainability -- Globalization, ecology, and land degradation in Africa / Taiye Oluwafemi Adewuyi -- Globalization and climate change in Africa: the challenges of double exposure? / Sharkdam Wapmuk and Usman A. Tar -- Part V: Conclusion -- Conclusion: the prospects of globalization in Africa / Usman A Tar.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Globalization in Africa Lanham : Lexington Books, 2016 9780739196380
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LCCN 2016040112
ISBN9780739196397 (electronic)

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