| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Security threats in Africa: the case for a critical analysis -- Framing the study of security -- The securitization of space -- The securitization of instability -- Securitizing Africa's Muslim populations -- Poverty and threat in Africa -- Fluid landscapes. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Security, International -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Failed states -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Muslims -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Poverty -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Political stability -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Failed states |
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Muslims |
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Political stability |
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Poverty |
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Security, International |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Metelits, Claire. Security in Africa. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442239555 (DLC) 2016027080 |
| ISBN |
9781442239562 (Electronic) |
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1442239565 |
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9781442239555 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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1442239557 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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