The author presents a journey through African and Western history, culture and politics. By essaying Africa's international relations, Mazrui returns to an important truth: the power of race and culture in Africa's relations with the West. Discussing African political formation, his overriding theme, not unpredictably, is assimilation - of the enti
Ali Al'amin Mazrui is an academic and political writer on African and Islamic studies and North-South relations. He is an Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
The Global Context -- Africa & the International Structure -- Africa & International Ideologies -- Early Struggles against Dependency: Nkrumah versus de Gaulle -- Inter-Regional Relations -- Africa & the Black Diaspora -- Africa & Western Europe -- Africa & Asia -- Africa & the Middle East -- Africa & the USA -- Africa & the Soviet Union -- Africa & the United Nations -- The Global Issues -- Race & Dignity -- Arms & Nationhood* -- Population & Politics -- Ecology & Culture -- Towards the Year 2000: A Conclusion