Contemporary Africa challenges and opportunities / edited by Toyin Falola and Emmanuel M. Mbah.
| Other author | Falola, Toyin. |
| Other author | Mbah, Emmanuel M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. |
| Description | xiv, 261 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | African Histories and Modernities |
| Contents | Introduction : change and continuity in contemporary Africa / Toyin Falola and Emmanuel M. Mbah -- Mau Mau inventions and reinventions / Mickie Mwanzia Koster -- Race and social islands in Kenya's urban spaces / Brillian Besi Muhonja -- The Second World War and Africa's socio-economic infrastructures : a case study of the Nigerian railroad system / Tokunbo A. Ayoola -- The Cold War and the emergence of economic divergences : Africa and Asia compared / S.U. Fwatshak -- Africa's debt burden and the HIPC initiative : Cameroon, from challenges to opportunity / Augustine Ayuk -- The effects of family size on socioeconomic status in Cameroon : a critical analysis / Consoler T. Teboh -- Music & the politics of culture in a South African Zulu HIV/AIDS experience : implications for 'post-apartheid' discourse / Austin C. Okigbo -- A parallel evolution : the Southern Africa Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, apartheid, and American civil rights / Myra Ann Houser -- The migration of professionals from Africa : assessing the impact of the 'brain drain' from the continent / JK Mapulanga-Hulston -- Conclusion : Africa that works / Toyin Falola and Emmanuel M. Mbah. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014006209 |
| ISBN | 9781137438911 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |