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Dilemmas Of Weak States: Africa And Transnational Terrorism In The Twenty-First Century (Contemporary Perspectives on Developing Societies) [Hardcover]

Tatah Mentan (Author)

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Series: Contemporary Perspectives on Developing Societies | Publication Date: October 30, 2004

Given the dramatic changes that have taken place in global politics in recent years (especially following September 11, 2001), it is time to examine a series of critical issues confronting the global political economy. One of the most important of these issues is terrorism and its relationship with weak states. This book examines the weak state-terrorism nexus with particular emphasis on Africa. Specifically, it provides an in-depth analysis of state weakness, poverty, and the opportunities offered by the latter for the breeding of terrorism and terrorists. It also looks at the part played by radical Islam in transnational terrorism in Africa. Emerging from this study is recognition of a need for the international system to analyze a wide range of issues that contribute to the weakening of African states.

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"A very accessible and scintillating book that should interest social scientists, policymakers and the general reader." -- Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Senegal

About the Author

Dr Tatah Mentan is a Lentz Fellow in Peace and Conflict Studies and Visiting Professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, USA.

Product Details

Hardcover: 380 pages
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd (October 30, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0754642003
ISBN-13: 978-0754642008
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,713,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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What has Africa got to do with international terrorist cartels, anti-American terrorism, terrorist finance networks, even weapons of mass destruction? Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terrorist cartels, networked terrorism, transnational terrorism, information terrorism, patrimonial state, patrimonial power, patrimonial ruler, mass terrorism, leaderless resistance, responsibility for the attack, conflict diamonds, new terrorism, bureaucratic domination

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, World Bank, South Africa, Middle East, Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, West Africa, Cold War, North Africa, State Department, United Nations, West Bank, Third World, Cambridge University Press, World Trade Center, United Kingdom, World War, Los Angeles, Cape Town, East Africa, Muslim Brotherhood, Soviet Union, Westview Press, Oxford University Press

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This book cites 100 books:

Political Domination in Africa (African Studies) by Patrick Chabal on page 182, page 183, and page 184
Middle East Contemporary Survey: Volume Xxii: 1998 by Bruce Maddy-weitzman on page 328, page 329, and page 331
The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa by Lord Frederick J.D. Lugard on page 206, and page 259
Middle East Review: All the Central Asia States of the Former USSR, Plus Countries Such as Libya, Egypt and Algeria by Hunter Publishing on page 331, and page 332
The Gulf Crisis and Its Global Aftermath by Gad Barzilai on page 328, and page 331

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