International Journal of Afro-Asian Studies
International Journal of Afro-Asian Studies

Author: Siddhartha Sarkar

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1627345906

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CONTENTS: 1. Locating Ecological Sensibility: An Insight into The Hungry Tide by Malabika Sinha 2. Confronting the Challenge of Internal Displacement in Nigeria: A Social Protection Policy Approach by Kingsley Onyemekara Emecheta et al. 3. Inter-Party Conflict in Bangladesh: A Theoretical Overview by Md. Moynul Haque 4. Malaysian and Nigerian Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective by Michael B. Aleyomi et al.

The Politicization of Ethnicity as Source of Conflict
The Politicization of Ethnicity as Source of Conflict

Author: Ademola Adediji

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-11

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 3658134836

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In view of the explosion of violent conflicts in many parts of the world and the hasty, but prevailing, assumption that ethnicity is the source of these conflicts, this book is encompassed to highlight, describe and examine how ethnicity is politicized in many of these current conflicts. By deploying the instrumentalist approach and the theory of identity and difference in ethnicity, the author identifies the actors involved and depicts how religion is exploited as an instrument of division by reflecting it on the Nigerian situation, exploring the examples of the Jos conflicts and the Warri Crisis within a twenty years period, 1990 to 2010.

The Coolie's Great War
The Coolie's Great War

Author: Radhika Singha

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020-10-09

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 019752558X

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Though largely invisible in histories of the First World War, over??550,000 men in the ranks of the Indian army were non-combatants. From the porters, stevedores and construction workers in the Coolie Corps to those who maintained supply lines and removed the wounded from the battlefield, Radhika Singha recovers the story of this unacknowledged service. The labor regimes built on the backs of these 'coolies' sustained the military infrastructure of empire; their deployment in interregional arenas bent to the demands of global war. Viewed as racially subordinate and subject to 'non-martial' caste designations, they fought back against their status, using the warring powers' need for manpower as leverage to challenge traditional service hierarchies and wage differentials. The Coolie's Great War views that global conflict through the lens of Indian labor, constructing a distinct geography of the war--from tribal settlements and colonial jails, beyond India's frontiers, to the battlefronts of France and Mesopotamia.

Culture And Change Along The Blue Nile
Culture And Change Along The Blue Nile

Author: Lina Fruzzetti

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-11

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0429713940

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This book aims to bring a concern with cultural values and meanings closer to the study of the economic, political, jural, and religious change and development in the Sudan. It concentrates on sections of Sudanese society caught in the rapid changes of the 1970's.

Democracy, Good Governance and Development in Africa
Democracy, Good Governance and Development in Africa

Author: Munyaradzi Mawere

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2015-10-24

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9956763128

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Questions surrounding democracy, governance, and development especially in view of Africa have provoked acrimonious debates in the past few years. It remains a perennial question why some decades after political independence in Africa the continent continues experiencing bad governance, lagging behind socio-economically, and its democracy questionable. We admit that a plethora of theories and reasons, including iniquitous and maledictious ones, have been conjured in an attempt to explain and answer the questions on why Africa seems to be lagging behind other continents in issues pertaining to good governance, democracy and socio-economic development. Yet, none of the theories and reasons proffered so far seems to have provided enduring solutions to Africas diverse complex problems and predicaments. This book dissects and critically examines the matrix of Africas multifaceted problems on governance, democracy and development in an attempt to proffer enduring solutions to the continents long-standing political and socio-economic quandaries and hitches. Contributions are by African scholars and researchers from different disciplinary orientations and countries. Grounded in empirical reality as well as the lived experiences of the contributors, the book is an invaluable asset for social scientists, development practitioners, politicians and civil society activists.

Natural Resources, Conflict, and Sustainable Development
Natural Resources, Conflict, and Sustainable Development

Author: Okechukwu Ukaga

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-05-04

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1136317090

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The Niger Delta Region has in the past two decades experienced protracted violent conflicts. At the roots of these violent conflicts are the genuine quests of the people for sustainable development that is based on social justice, equity, fairness and environmental protection. Although richly endowed, the region is hopelessly poor. This paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty has been attributed to a myriad of factors ranging from Nigeria’s centralized federalism, to ethno-regional domination, corruption, poor governance, and oil-related environmental degradation. Development in the Niger Delta is vital not only to the stability and prosperity of Nigeria, but also to global energy security. This book provides unique insights into the challenges of development and peace building in the Niger Delta, and insights into other resource-rich but poverty-stricken, conflict-prone regions of the world.

The Counter-insurgency Myth
The Counter-insurgency Myth

Author: Andrew Mumford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0415667453

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This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of the British experiences of irregular war in the post-war era, from Malaya up to the current Iraq war.