Security in Africa : A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat.

By:

Metelits, Claire

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781442239562

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Security in AfricaDDC classification:

355.033067

LOC classification:

JZ6009.A357M48 2016

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map of Africa -- Chapter One: Security Threats in Africa -- Chapter Two: Framing the Study of Security -- Chapter Three: The Securitization of Space -- Chapter Four: The Securitization of Instability -- Chapter Five: Securitizing Africa's Muslim Populations -- Chapter Six: Poverty and Threat in Africa -- Chapter Seven: Fluid Landscapes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Summary: This book questions the dominant Western narrative of security threats in Africa. By assessing the origins of the traditional approach to security and problematizing failed states, political instability, Muslim populations, and poverty, among others, it makes the case for a critical approach to framing security challenges in Africa.

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This book questions the dominant Western narrative of security threats in Africa. By assessing the origins of the traditional approach to security and problematizing failed states, political instability, Muslim populations, and poverty, among others, it makes the case for a critical approach to framing security challenges in Africa.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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