Marginality and crisis [[electronic resource] ] : globalization and identity in contemporary Africa / / edited by Akanmu G. Adebayo, Olutayo C. Adesina, and Rasheed O. Olaniyi

• Pubblicazione: Lanham [Md.], : Lexington Books, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 337.6
• Soggetto topico: Globalization - Africa; Economic development - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic conditions 1960-; Africa Foreign economic relations
• Altri autori: AdebayoA. G <1956-> (Akanmu Gafari) AdesinaOlutayo C. <1964-> OlaniyiRasheed O. <1971->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section 1: Discourse on Globalization; 1. Introduction; 2. Globalization: The Politics of ""We"" and ""Them""; 3. Origin and Dynamics of Globalization: A Historical Approach; 4. Compatriotism vs. Cosmopolitanism: Exploring a New Cosmo-Morality of Human Relations from the Yoruba in the Age of Globalization; Section II: Globalization and Culture; 5. Kiswahili Language and the Future of East African Integration in the Age of Globalization ; 6. The Kabba Dress: Identity and Modernity in Contemporary Cameroon7. Beyond Memoir: Echoes of Globalization, Identity, and Gender Struggle in Soyinka's Ake: The Years of Childhood; 8. From the Global to the Local: The Media and Islam in Nigeria, 1979-2007; Section III: Marginality: Africa and the Political Economy of Globalization; 9. Globalization and the Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Privatization on the Nigerian Economy; 10. Contemporary Trade, Investment Practices, and the Challenges of Regionalism and Poverty Alleviation in Africa ; 11. Community-Based Organizations: Household Food and Livelihood Security in Southern Nigeria12. Trade Liberalization and Employment in Nigeria; 13. Globalization, Poverty, and the Failure of States in Africa: Is there a Connection?; Section IV: Crisis: Hot Spots and Contestations; 14. A Cross-Regional Analysis of African Conflicts in the Age of Globalization; 15. Globalization, Identity Politics, and the Escalation of Ife-Modakeke Crisis; 16. The 2001 Tiv-Jukun Ethnic Crisis: The ""Indigene-Settler"" Factor Reconsidered ; 17. Petroleum, the Environment, and the Economics of Nationalism in the Niger Delta18. Oil Conflict in the Niger Delta: Revisiting the Odi Genocide; Section V: Conclusion; 19. Conclusion; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the relations between globalization and Africa's multifarious challenges and identities. The nineteen chapters coalesce to demonstrate that the forces and processes of globalization have increased Africa's marginalization, deepened its crises, escalated and intensified its conflicts, and undermined its ability to determine the content and direction of its cultural changes and economic future.
• Titolo autorizzato: Marginality and crisis
• ISBN: 0-7391-4558-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792013403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II