The New Scramble for Africa

by Paadraig Risteard Carmody and Padraig Carmody

Once marginalized in the world economy, Africa today is a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan. China's part in this story has loomed particularly large in recent years, and the American military footprint on the continent has also expanded. But a new scramble for resources, markets and territory is now taking place in Africa involving not just state, but non state-actors, including Islamic fundamentalist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509507086
• ISBN13: 9781509507085
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"