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Africa’s Insurgents: Navigating an Evolving LandscapeMorten Bøås and Kevin C. Dunn, editors Amid an array of shifting national, regional, and global forces, how have African insurgents managed to adapt and survive? And what differences and similarities can be found, both among the continent's diverse rebellions and guerrilla movements and between them and movements elsewhere in the world? Addressing these issues, the authors of Africa's Insurgents explore how new groups are More > | ![]() |
Africa’s International Relations: Balancing Domestic and Global InterestsBeth Elise Whitaker and John F. Clark Comprehensive and engaging, this timely introduction to Africa's international relations explores how power, interests, and ideas influence interactions both among the continent's states and between African states and other actors in the global arena.
How has history shaped the international relations of African states and peoples? What role does identity play? How are foreign policies More > | ![]() |
Africa’s New Global Politics: Regionalism in International RelationsRita Kiki Edozie and Moses Khisa The African Union's threat to lead African states' mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court in 2008 marked just one of many encounters that demonstrate African leaders' growing confidence and activism in international relations. Rita Kiki Edozie and Moses Khisa explore the myriad ways in which the continent's diplomatic engagement and influence in the global arena has More > | ![]() |
Africa’s Totalitarian Temptation: The Evolution of Autocratic RegimesDave Peterson Disappointment with the ability of democracy to deliver economic rewards in much of Africa—and with the persistence of instability, corruption, and poor governance in democratic regimes—has undermined democracy's appeal for many on the continent. At the same time, many external actors are expressing sympathy for regimes that have demonstrated an ability to impose stability and More > | ![]() |
African Actors in International Security: Shaping Contemporary NormsKatharina P. Coleman and Thomas K. Tieku, editors What impact have African actors had on perceptions of and responses to current international security challenges? Are there international peace and security norms with African roots? How can actors that lack the power and financial resources of Western states help to shape prevailing conceptions of appropriate behavior in international politics?
Addressing these questions, the authors of More > | ![]() |
African Development: Making Sense of the Issues and Actors, 3rd editionTodd J. Moss and Danielle Resnick Both authoritative and accessible, African Development introduces the issues, actors, and institutions at play in development trajectories across sub-Saharan Africa.
This new edition, thoroughly updated, includes an entirely new chapter devoted to key demographic trends in the region, especially rapid urbanization and the distinct "youth bulge." There is also a review of major More > | ![]() |
African Foreign Policies: Power and ProcessGilbert M. Khadiagala and Terrence Lyons, editors This comprehensive treatment of the interplay between domestic and international politics analyzes efforts by African states to manage their external relations amid seismic shifts in the internal, regional, and global environments. The authors' nuanced analysis of foreign policy issues and themes traverses the continent, identifying patterns of change, examining constraints, and giving careful More > | ![]() |
African Guerrillas: Raging Against the MachineMorten Bøås and Kevin C. Dunn, editors At the center of many of Africa's violent conflicts are movements that do not seem to fit any established theories of armed resistance. African Guerrillas offers new models for understanding these movements, eschewing one-dimensional explanations.
The authors build on—and in some cases debate—insights provided in Christopher Clapham's groundbreaking work. They find a new More > | ![]() |
African Literature and Intellectual Histories: Reflecting on Ntongela Masilela’s WorkBusani Ngcaweni, editor Ntongela Masilela (1948–2020) is perhaps best known for collecting, archiving, and expounding on the works of South African and other African intellectuals—most notably members of the New African Movement—who historically had been overlooked or forgotten. Busani Ngcaweni presents a selection of Masilela's most important essays, prefacing each with an illuminating introduction More > | ![]() |
African Lives: An Anthology of Memoirs and AutobiographiesGeoff Wisner, editor African Lives, a pioneering anthology of memoirs and autobiographical writings, lets the people of Africa speak for themselves—telling stories of struggle and achievement that have the authenticity of lived experience.
The anthology presents selections from the work of many of Africa's finest writers and most significant personalities from across the continent and spanning several More > | ![]() |