1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996279735403316

Titolo

Proceedings / / International Asia Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation, and Robotics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Alamitos, Calif., : IEEE Computer Society

Piscataway, NJ, : Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

ISSN

1948-3422

Disciplina

629.8

Soggetti

Automatic control

Automation

Robotics

Computer science

Periodicals.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797375003321

Autore

Zuberi Tukufu

Titolo

African independence : how Africa shapes the world / / Tukufu Zuberi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

ISBN

1-4422-1643-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

960.3/2

960.32

Soggetti

Africa Politics and government 1960-

Africa History 21st century

Africa History 20th century

Africa Foreign relations 1960-

Africa Colonial influence

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

""CONTENTS""; ""MAPS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Ch01. FROM COLONIALISM TO PAN-AFRICANISM""; ""Ch02. THE END OF COLONIAL RULE""; ""Ch03. AFRICA IN THE COLD WAR""; ""Ch04. APRIL 1994 AND BEYOND""; ""SELECTED CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

African Independence highlights the important role Africa has played in recent history and the significant role it will continue to play in the future of America and the globe. In a world where much of the power and wealth remains concentrated in the hands of a very few people, this book looks at how the history of African independence has touched all people-from refugees to heads of state. Author Tukufu Zuberi weaves exclusive interview excerpts and stories from many Africans he has met with old newsreels, current news and reports, and research into a larger narrative that takes readers throu