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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
China's African challenges China's African challenges Sarah Raine China's relations with African nationals have changed dramatically over the past decade. African oil now accounts for more than 30% of China's oil imports, and China is Africa's second-largest single… OL11166W
The First Sultan of Zanzibar The First Sultan of Zanzibar Beatrice Nicolini Since time immemorial, spice and aromatics formed the first and foremost items of commerce in the Indian Ocean. In Oman, Saiyid Sa’id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id (r. 1806-1856) – often described by the av… OL16002644W
The Soviet impact in Africa The Soviet impact in Africa R. Craig Nation,Mark V. Kauppi xii, 275 pages : 24 cm OL18296045W
The looting machine The looting machine Tom Burgis The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Afric… OL19996755W
Will Africa feed China? Will Africa feed China? Deborah Bräutigam "Is China building a new empire in rural Africa? Over the past decade, China's meteoric rise on the continent has raised a drumbeat of alarm. China has 9 percent of the world's arable land, 6 percent… OL20013181W
Standards And Global Trade Standards And Global Trade Wilson, John S. Annotation Annotation OL21181210W
I Didn't Do It for You I Didn't Do It for You Michela Wrong Scarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against Ethi… OL222030W
Japan's foreign aid policy in Africa Japan's foreign aid policy in Africa Pedro Amakasu Raposo 'Japan's Foreign Aid Policy in Africa' evaluates TICAD's intellectual contribution to and its development practices regarding Africa over the past 20 years. A central conclusion is that, while TICAD … OL22324149W
Conflicting missions Conflicting missions Piero Gleijeses "Conflicting Missions is an account of Cuban policy in Africa from 1959 to 1976 and of its escalating clash with U.S. policy toward the continent. Piero Gleijeses's fast-paced narrative takes the re… OL4447526W
90 minutes at Entebbe 90 minutes at Entebbe William Stevenson The crisis that ended when Israeli commandos freed the hijacked Jewish passengers as well as the crew of an Air France flight from Arab and German-born terrorists of the Popular Front for the Liberat… OL5267323W