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El. knyga: Debating African Issues: Conversations Under the Palaver Tree

Edited by (Macalester College, USA), Edited by (Bowling Green University, USA)
  • Formatas: 316 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 14-Sep-2022
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780429535420
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  • Formatas: 316 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 14-Sep-2022
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780429535420
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This debate style textbook allows students to explore diverse, well-founded views on controversial African issues, pushing them to go beyond superficial interpretations and complicate and ground their understanding of the continent. It is an excellent resource for Africa related courses across a range of fields.



This debate style textbook allows students to explore diverse, well-founded views on controversial African issues, pushing them to go beyond superficial interpretations and complicate and ground their understanding of the continent.

From the positive images in the film Black Panther, to the derogatory remarks of former American President Donald Trump, the African continent often figures prominently in the collective, global imagination. This interdisciplinary collection covers 20 enduring and contemporary debates across a broad range of subjects affecting Africa, from development and health to agriculture, climate change, and urbanization. Each chapter has a pro and con view penned by a leading expert on the topic in an accessible and engaging style. These contrasting views on each issue are framed by an introduction that helps the student contextualize the debate and draw on further resources. Moreover, they enable readers to deepen their understanding of the topic, develop a more nuanced perspective, and foster classroom debates.

This book is an excellent resource for Africa related courses across a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields including African studies, anthropology, development studies, economics, environmental studies, geography, history, international studies, political science and public health.

Recenzijos

"I am delighted to endorse and enthusiastic to use, William Moseley' and Kefa Otiso's new book, Debating African Issues: Conversations Under the Palaver Tree. I plan to use it in the largest course on Africa taught at the University of Florida. This is a fabulous new take on a way to engage students with African issues in a balanced way."

Heidi Lannon, King's College London, UK

List of figures
ix
List of table
x
Acknowledgements xi
Editor bios xii
List of contributors
xiv
1 Introduction to debating African issues: Conversations under the palaver tree
1(8)
William G. Moseley
Kefa M. Otiso
SECTION I Historical and global context
9(56)
2 Did European trade with Africans (including the slave trade) prior to 1700 damage or ruin economies on the continent?
11(12)
Toby Green
John Thornton
3 Was Africa more peaceful and prosperous prior to European contact?
23(15)
Mickie Mwanzia Koster
Charles Otoigo Choti
4 Did colonialism distort African development?
38(15)
Segbegnon Mathieu Gnonhossou
Ogechi E. Anyanwu
5 Is Africa's border geography problematic?
53(12)
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Innocent Moyo
Marina Ottaway
SECTION II Development issues
65(56)
6 Is Africa truly rising?
67(13)
Thomasjayne Richard Mkandawire
Francis Owusu
7 Are foreign land acquisitions the latest form of neo-colonialism in Africa?
80(16)
Kerstin Nolte
Samuel Ledermann
8 Is China better than other outside powers in fostering African economic transformation?
96(13)
Kwame Adovor Tsikudo
Padraig Carmody
9 Are cities engines for economic development in Africa?
109(12)
Benjamin Ofori-Amoah
Sarah L. Smiley
SECTION III Agriculture, food and the environment
121(56)
10 Are parks the best way to protect African wildlife?
123(14)
Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga Daniel Kpienbaareh
Rachel Demotts
11 Are Africans adapting well to climate change?
137(14)
Muthoni Masinde
Julius R. Atlhopheng
12 Is the New Green Revolution approach the best way to address hunger in Africa?
151(13)
Glenn Denning
Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong
13 Does scholarship on African food insecurity have a rural bias?
164(13)
Jane Battersby
Eunice Njogu
SECTION IV Society, health and culture
177(58)
14 Is modern African education counterproductive?
179(17)
Iddah Otieno
Apollos O. Nwauwa
15 Is the focus on the development of the girl child counterproductive?
196(14)
Rose Adhiambo Nyaondo
Wandia M. Njoya
16 Are Africa's health resources overly focused on HIV/AIDS?
210(12)
Joseph Oppong
Kwadwo Adu Boakye
17 Is African religiosity a hindrance to development?
222(13)
John Taden
Samuel Zalanga
SECTION V Politics, governance and security
235(51)
18 Is multi-party democracy the best form of governance in African countries?
237(13)
Nic Cheeseman
George Ayittey
19 Is the growing foreign military presence in many African countries counter-productive?
250(11)
Brendon J. Cannon
Andrews Atta-Asamoah
20 Do more women in politics lead to better governance in African countries?
261(12)
Mary Njeri Kinyanjui
Pamela Abbott
21 Has the proliferation of cell phones strengthened social movements in Africa?
273(13)
Frankline Matanji
Tanja Bosch
Index 286
William G. Moseley is DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography, and Director of the Food, Agriculture and Society Program, at Macalester College, USA, where he teaches courses on human geography, agriculture, environment, development and Africa.

Kefa M. Otiso is Professor of Geography and Graduate Coordinator for the School of Earth, Environment and Society (SEES) at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, USA. Hes also the founding president of the US-based Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (KESSA).