1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003295829707536

Autore

Banani, Amin

Titolo

Individualism and conformity in classical islam / [5th Giorgio Levi Della Vida Biennial Conference, May 23-25, 1975, Gustave E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles] ; ed. by Amin Banani and Speros Vryonis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 1977

ISBN

3447017821

Descrizione fisica

165 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Collana

Giorgio Levi della Vida Conference ; 5

Altri autori (Persone)

Vryonis, Speros

Altri autori (Convegni)

Giorgio Levi Della Vida Conference <5. ; 1975 ; University of California at Los Angeles>author

Soggetti

Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910548183703321

Autore

Tetzlaff Rainer

Titolo

Africa : an introduction to history, politics and society / / Rainer Tetzlaff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden, Germany : , : Springer, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

9783658349820

9783658349813

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : maps

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

960

Soggetti

Africa History

Africa Colonization History

Africa Politics and government History

Africa Social conditions History

Africa Economic conditions History

Africa Colonial influence History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Developmental theories at a glance -- 3. The legacy of the slave trade and Colonialism -- 4. The phase of formal colonization (1880-1960) -- 5. Germany as a Colonial power in Africa -- 6. Decolonization as liberation : continuities and change -- 7. African socialism -- 8. State formation and state disintegration -- 9. Democratisation : democracy under conditions of poverty -- 10. Population growth, poverty, hunger -- 11. Resource wealth : curse or blessing? -- 12. War and peace : causes of war and peace efforts -- 13. Corruption and bad governance -- 14. International development cooperation in Africa -- 15. Summary and outlook : development policy perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an in-depth overview of African history and politics from the Atlantic slave trade, through the phases of colonialism and decolonization, to the development problems of the present.