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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462551903321

Autore

Robinson Marsha R. <1964->

Titolo

Matriarchy, patriarchy, and imperial security in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : explaining riots in Europe and violence in Africa / / Marsha R. Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

1-283-63924-6

0-7391-7810-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

303.482406

Soggetti

Globalization - Economic aspects

National security - Economic aspects - European Union countries

National security - Economic aspects - Africa

Matriarchy - Africa

Electronic books.

European Union countries Foreign economic relations Africa

Africa Foreign economic relations European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

MATRIARCHY, PATRIARCHY, AND IMPERIAL SECURITY IN AFRICA; Contents; Introduction Primordial Questions and the Internet; One What Is European Security?; Two Red Riding Hood and Matriarchy on Rome 2.0's Frontier; Three Pecos Bill, or American Coyotes Sail the Mediterranean Sea; Four Tiski's Basket: Matriarchy, Patriarchy and Imperial Frontiers in Africa; Five Patria Impotestas, Terrorism and Imperial Insecurity on the East African Frontier; Six Red Riding Hood and Pecos Bill at the Saharan Matriarch's Twenty-first Century Well

Seven The United States as Elder Sibling of Rome 2.0's Former ColoniesBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Matriarchy, Patriarchy and Imperial Security in Africa will appeal to professionals and students of imperial and world history, international security and conflict resolution, development, globalization, and gender studies. The author argues that terrorism, piracy, acts of sabotage, and austerity budget mass protests will continue in Africa,



Asia and the West until ordinary people around the world have positive answers to the Primordial Question: Will my family eat today and sleep peacefully through the night?