Earl Conteh-Morgan Knihy

Delving into the political economy of African states, this study presents a comprehensive analysis of democratization by integrating macro and micro perspectives alongside historical and contemporary factors. It highlights the complexities, dilemmas, and paradoxes inherent in Africa's political transformations, offering a nuanced evaluation of democratization processes. Conteh-Morgan's work is groundbreaking, providing valuable insights that will engage scholars in comparative politics, development studies, and African studies.

This book portrays with rigor and clarity the China-Africa partnership by delving into the geopolitical, geo-economic, and socio-cultural dynamics that underlie the extensive and deepening "South-South" cooperation between the two entities.

This timely book offers a unique, comprehensive, and theoretical examination of cooperation and conflict, change and adaptation in United States-Japan relations in the context of the profound changes unfolding in the international system. It breaks new ground by offering astonishing new insights into Japan's new globalism and its intersection with U.S. security concerns, the interdependence of technology, the ongoing redefinition and reconceptualization of power and security, and the unfolding systemic changes in the context of hegemonic stability. In a wider sense, it also vividly underscores the political, military, and economic security interface of American and Japanese foreign policy concerns in developing countries.

Sierra Leone's current predicament can best be understood within a continuum spanning its precolonial to its more contemporary history. This study traces the contradictions of the historical legacy and the excesses of the independent nation-state to unravel the sequences of dependency that culminated almost inevitably in political instability, unprecedented socio-economic decline, and civil war. The authors draw on a rich texture of historical and political insights reflecting established knowledge, while also plumbing contemporary orature to present a truly holistic perspective of this soft state. Students, scholars, or general readers interested in the dilemmas of developing states will find this essential reading.