Taylor & Francis India: African Geography

Edited by Toyin Falola, Bisola Falola

On a planet where urbanization is rapidly expanding, nowhere is the growth more pronounced than in cities of the global South, and in particular, Africa. African metropolises are harbingers of the urban challenges that lie ahead as societies grapple with the fractured social, economic, and…

Paperback – 2019-07-05
Routledge
Global Africa

By Fiona Anciano, Laurence Piper

Why is dissatisfaction with local democracy endemic, despite the spread of new participatory institutions? This book argues that a key reason is the limited power of elected local officials, especially to produce the City. City Hall lacks control over key aspects of city decision-making, especially…

Paperback – 2019-05-14
Routledge

Edited by William G. Moseley, Matthew A. Schnurr, Rachel Bezner-Kerr

This volume examines the dominant neoliberal agenda for agricultural development and hunger alleviation in Africa. The text reviews the history of African agricultural and food security policy in the post-colonial period, across a range of geographical contexts, in order to contextualise the…

Paperback – 2018-01-12
Routledge

By James McQueen

The owner of West Indian plantations, McQueen collected extensive information from slaves which led him correctly to the conclusion that the Niger ended in the great delta of the Blight of Benin. First published in 1840.…

Paperback – 2014-07-17
Routledge