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This is a unique and intelligent work that challenges the dominant normative approaches towards regionalism. Based on the author's PhD research, the book navi- gates away from the overused regional comparisons with the European Union (EU), moving towards a South–South comparison; it also avoids treating regionalism in the South as sui generis. Mattheis analyses two regional organisations – Mercosur1 and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) – to answer two major ques- tions: how do regionalisms produce regions; and how does inter-regionalism change the nature of regionalism?

In this follow-up to their previous collaboration The Scramble for Africa in the 21st Century: A View from the South, Harry Stephan and Michael Power have produced an updated look at the continent. The newest edition follows the same structure and argument as the 2006 edition, but tells of an Africa that has witnessed major changes over the past five years. Stephan, a University of Cape Town-based academic and manager of a large company, and Power, a global strategist at Investec, South Africa, are more than suited to the challenge of producing a book of this nature, given their experience in the business world, which no doubt improves the analysis of the relevant theories of African political economy.