Africa After the Cold War: The Changing Perspectives on SecurityAdebayo Oyebade, Abiodun Alao Africa World Press, 1998 - 228 pages Although it is widely recognised that Africa's security problems are acute, it has never been a subject of much intellectual inquiry. This lack of scholarly discourse on the many dimensions of the problems of African security is the major consideration of this book. The approach to the questions of security differ markedly from the traditional approach that gives primacy to the threat of military aggression as sole factor in state security. A departure must be made from this dominant preoccupation in a new global order that has seen profound changes. |
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References to this book
Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa: The Tragedy of Endowment Abiodun Alao Limited preview - 2007 |