CANADA AND AFRICA IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM by David R. Black ( 9781771120616 )

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CANADA AND AFRICA IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
THE POLITICS OF CONSISTENT INCONSISTENCY

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ISBN 10:

1771120614

ISBN 13:

9781771120616

Publisher:

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

31 March, 2015

Synopsis:

Canadas engagement with post-independence Africa presents a puzzle. Although Canada is recognized for its activism where Africa is concerned, critics have long noted the contradictions that underlie Canadian involvement. Focusing on the period following 2000, and by juxtaposing Jean Chretiens G8 activism with the Harper governments retreat from continental engagement, David R. Blacks Canada and Africa in the New Millennium illustrates a history of consistent inconsistency in Canadas relationship with Africa. Black combines three interpretive frames to account for this record: the tradition of good international citizenship; Canadas role as a benign face of Western hegemonic interests in Africa; and Africas role as the basis for a longstanding narrative concerning Canadas ethical mission in the world. To examine Africas place in Canadas foreign policyand Canadas place in AfricaBlack focuses on G8 diplomacy, foreign aid, security assistance through peace operations and training, and the increasingly controversial impact of Canadian extractive companies. Offering an integrated account of Canadas role in sub-Saharan Africa, Black provides a way of understanding the nature and resilience of recent shifts in Canadian policy. He underscores how Africathough marginal to Canadian interests as traditionally conceivedhas served as an important marker of Canadas international role.

Publication:

Canada

Imprint:

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

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Non-returnable

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