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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Family Agriculture Around the World -- Chapter 3: The Social Role of Family Agriculture -- Chapter 4: Ecology and Agriculture -- Chapter 5: Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 6: Family Agriculture and Family Values -- Chapter 7: Food Security -- Chapter 8: Land Consolidation, for Production or for Power? -- Chapter 9: Agricultural Policy: Shell and Pea Games -- Chapter 10: An Enemy Within -- Chapter 11: Information Systems and Survival Techniques -- Chapter 12: Earth Husbandry, an International Soil Building Program for the Next Century -- Chapter 13: The Future of Family Agriculture in the Developing Nations -- Chapter 14: The Future of Family Agriculture in the Developed Nations -- References -- Index.

Understanding the context of peace and conflict in Africa / David J. Francis -- African indigenous and endogenous approaches to peace and conflict resolution / Tim Murithi -- Understanding peace in Africa / Isaac O. Albert -- The mainstreaming of conflict analysis in Africa / João Gomes Porto -- Understanding conflict resolution in Africa / Kenneth C. Omeje -- Context of security in Africa / Nana K. Poku -- Peace-building in Africa / Tony Karbo -- Understanding transitional justice in Africa / Jannie Malan -- Democracy and democratization in Africa / Belachew Gebrewold -- Poverty and human security in Africa / M.A. Mohamed Salih -- Africa and globalization / Jim Whitman -- Future of peace and conflict in Africa / David J. Francis.

"This book provides a critical understanding of the emerging role of African militaries in peacetime democratic Africa. This book departs from the dominant perspective which simply presents the military as an'enemy' of democracy because of the history and legacy of unending military coup d'©?tats and interventions in civilian politics. In the context of Africa, the military has been blamed or largely held responsible for instigating wars, armed conflicts, political violence, poverty and underdevelopment due to bad governance and mismanagement of the state. Drawing from diverse case studies across Africa, including Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia and Egypt, this volume presents the argument that though the military has played a negative, and sometimes, destructive role in undermining constitutional rule and the overthrow of democratic civilian governments, the same military, now operating in a changed global environment, is making effort to support the development of democracy and democratic consolidation as well as remain subjected to civilian democratic oversight and control. Notwithstanding, the real challenge for this emerging trend of African peace militaries is the extent to which they are able to fulfil, on a predictable and consistent basis, their constitutional mandate to defend the people against'elected autocrats' in Africa who try to use the military to perpetuate themselves in power. This work fills a critical gap in the literature and will be of much interest to students of African security and politics, peace and conflict studies, security studies and IR in general."--Provided by publisher

"This wide-ranging collection offers fresh insights into a critical factor in development and politics on the African continent. It has three primary objectives. First, it critically examines and illustrates the centrality of policing in transition societies in Africa. Secondly, it outlines and assesses the emergence and impact of the diversity of state and non-state policing agencies. Finally, it engages with the nature, scope, and diversity of international interventions for police capacity-building in countries emerging from war as part of security sector reform"--

This volume critically examines what happens when war formally ends, the difficult and complex challenges and opportunities for winning the peace and reconciling divided communities. By reviewing a case study of the West African state of Sierra Leone, potential lessons for other parts of the world can be gained. Sierra Leone has emerged as a 'successful' model of liberal peacebuilding that is now popularly advertised and promoted by the international community as a powerful example of a country that they finally got right. Concerns about how successful a model Sierra Leone actually is, are outlined in this project. As such this volume:- provides a critical understanding of the nature, dynamics and complexity of post-war peacebuilding and development from an internal perspective- critically assesses the role and contribution of the international community to state reconstruction and post-war peacebuilding and evaluates what happens when war ends - explores the potential relevance and impact of comparative international efforts of post-war state building and reconstruction in other parts of Africa and the world The collection focuses not only on understanding the root causes of conflict but also identifying and appreciating the possibilities and opportunities for peace. The lessons found in this book resonate well beyond the borders of Sierra Leone and Africa in general.

This book outlines the construction, interpretations and understanding of US strategy towards Africa in the early twenty-first century.No single issue or event in the recent decades in Africa has provoked so much controversy and unified hostility and opposition as the announcement by former President George W. Bush of the establishment of the United Stated Africa Command - AFRICOM. The intensity and sheer scale of the unprecedented unity of opposition to AFRICOM across Africa surprised many experts and lead them to ask why such a hostile reaction occurred.This bo.