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Canada and Africa in the New Millennium: The Politics of Consistent Inconsistency
David R. Black
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Canada's engagement with post-independence Africa presents a puzzle. Although Canada is recognized for its activism where Africa is concerned, critics have long noted the contradictions that underlie Canadian involvement. Focusing on the period following 2000, and by juxtaposing Jean Chrétien's G8 activism with the Harper government's retreat from continental engagement, David R. Black's Canada and Africa in the New Millennium illustrates a history of consistent inconsistency in Canada's relationship with Africa. Black combines three interpretive frames to account for this record: the tradition of ""good international citizenship""; Canada's role as a benign face of Western hegemonic interests in Africa; and ... Read more
Canada's engagement with post-independence Africa presents a puzzle. Although Canada is recognized for its activism where Africa is concerned, critics have long noted the contradictions that underlie Canadian involvement. Focusing on the period following 2000, and by juxtaposing Jean Chrétien's G8 activism with the Harper government's retreat from continental engagement, David R. Black's Canada and Africa in the New Millennium illustrates a history of consistent inconsistency in Canada's relationship with Africa. Black combines three interpretive frames to account for this record: the tradition of ""good international citizenship""; Canada's role as a benign face of Western hegemonic interests in Africa; and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781771120609
SKU
V9781771120609
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About David R. Black
David R. Black is Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. His research has focused on Canada's role in sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa's place within the continent, and sport in world politics. He is co-editor of A Decade of Human Security (2006) and The International Politics of Mass Atrocities: The Case of Darfur ... Read more
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