02308oam 2200445 450 991054818370332120230919093450.09783658349820(electronic bk.)9783658349813(OCoLC)1301915101(MiFhGG)GVRL57SZ(EXLCZ)992132563180004120230911h20222022 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfrica an introduction to history, politics and society /Rainer TetzlaffWiesbaden, Germany :Springer,[2022]©20221 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) mapsGale eBooksPrint version: Tetzlaff, Rainer Africa Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,c2022 9783658349813 Includes bibliographical references.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.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.AfricaHistoryAfricaColonizationHistoryAfricaPolitics and governmentHistoryAfricaSocial conditionsHistoryAfricaEconomic conditionsHistoryAfricaColonial influenceHistory960Tetzlaff Rainer217658MiFhGGMiFhGG9910548183703321Africa2787480UNINA