{"product_id":"foreign-intervention-in-africa-after-the-cold-wa-sovereignty-responsibility-and-the-war-on-terror-9780896803213","title":"Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold Wa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany challenges facing the African continent today are rooted in colonial practices, Cold War alliances, and outsiders’ attempts to influence its political and economic systems. Interdisciplinary and intended for nonspecialists, this book provides a new framework for thinking about foreign political and military intervention in Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Why is this book a ‘must read’? In my view, it is because (Schmidt) manages to bring together a massive amount of information across a highly diverse socioeconomic and political landscape, organize it around a very persuasive set of propositions, and present it in a highly readable and compelling way.” * African Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e“A counterweight to the often shallow perspectives on African events and affairs as communicated by broadcast and print media, which tend to be overly descriptive, short on evidence, and divorced from historical context. Libraries, be they local public institutions or at major research universities, would be well advised to include this title in their collections.” * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e“[A] well-organized, easy-to-read survey of a very complicated field of literature … clear and succinct presentation of major factors driving foreign intervention….it is refreshing to have a textbook on the market that is clearly designed for teaching undergraduates.” * H-Africa *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eForeign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e should become the quintessential building block for future conceptual, theoretical, and empirical explorations of international affairs in and with Africa.” * H-Diplo Roundtable, 2 March 2020 *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eForeign Intervention in Africa After the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e is a laudable contribution to the expanding body of scholarship … about…Africa’s past and potential future. It is an excellent introductory text for students, policymakers, and other readers…. The suggested readings at the end of each chapter provide a valuable guide for those seeking to further explore specific topics within this remarkable book.” * Canadian Journal of African Studies \/ Revue canadienne des études africaines *\u003cbr\u003e\"(\u003ci\u003eForeign Intervention in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e) makes an important contribution to the literature on African conflicts. Specifically written for non-specialists, it contains many illustrations, beautiful maps and useful reading suggestions that will appeal to policy-makers, humanitarian actors, students and the general public interested in understanding the consequences of foreign interventions in Africa.” * African Studies Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e“A timely analysis …. [The book] is a must-read and will prove quite valuable in providing readers with deeper knowledge to question faulty logic and oversimplified solutions.…Schmidt presents an articulate, meticulous, yet easily comprehensible book that keeps her readers engaged. Summing up: Essential.” * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eForeign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War,\u003c\/i\u003e by one of the leading Africanists in the United States, is richly detailed and beautifully organized. The bibliographical essays at the end of each chapter make it especially helpful to students. This is a fine study that is ideal for classroom use.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eForeign Intervention in Africa After the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent contribution to African studies, history and political science because of the many insights into the extent and complexities of foreign intervention in one accessible text. This is a book that reminds us that it is not always just a question of whether to intervene or not.” * The Washington Post *","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866170765655,"sku":"9780896803213","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780896803213.jpg?v=1722277398","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foreign-intervention-in-africa-after-the-cold-wa-sovereignty-responsibility-and-the-war-on-terror-9780896803213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}