International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa

Ian Taylor lectures in African Politics and International Relations in the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews and is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. He is the author of many works, including The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Routledge); China and Africa: Engagement and Compromise (Routledge). He has written numerous articles on African politics.

• Introduction: Africa's International Relations; 1. The Times They Are(N't) A-Changing: American Policies in Africa; 2. Of Spin and Mirrors: Britain and New Labour's Policies Towards Africa; 3. Effronterie Magnifique: Between La Rupture and Realpolitik in Franco-African Relations; 4. Back to the Future? The Rising Chinese Relationship with Africa; 5. Hands Across the Water: Indian Engagement in Africa; 6. The Empire(S) Strike Back? The European Union and Africa; 7. Why do we Need Political Scientists? Africa and the International Financial Institutions; 8. Oil and its Impact on Africa's International Relations; Bibliography.

Taylor's information and assessments concerning the Africa policies of external powers are well marshalled and worth reading.