Africa in World Affairs

Rajen Harshé has taught Political Science and International Relations for more than four decades in places such as University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, and South Asian University, New Delhi, India. He has written extensively on African and international affairs. He is a former Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Allahabad, India, and currently he is President at G.B. Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad, India.

‘Rajen Harshe’s book rightly questions Western scholarship’s tendency to universalise its interpretations of the world, particularly of Africa – and goes on to craft a non-Western viewpoint for this enterprise. The author argues that contemporary Africa needs to be studied against the continuum of its colonial, anti-colonial, and post-colonial experience, which includes the impact of imperialism and the powerful forces of globalisation and market capitalism... This important study will serve those looking to better understand issues pertaining to the Africa of today. It is like a tour d’horizon: part political history and partly a history of ideas, and coming from a writer from the Global South, it compels attention.' Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House and a former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa, Kenya, and Lesotho

• Introduction. 1. Colonial, Anti-colonial and Post-Colonial in Continuum 2. Emancipatory Winds of Pan-Africanism and African Unity Movements 3. South Africa: From Racism and Apartheid to African Renaissance 4. Exploring the Trail of French Neo-Colonial Dominance in Sub-Saharan Africa 5. Changing Complexities of the USA’s Imperial Policies in Africa 6. Unraveling complex shades in Sino-African Ensemble: Altruistic, Neo-Imperialist or Just a Partnership in the Development Process? 7. India’s Growing Presence in Africa: From a Developing Country to a Rising Power. Conclusion.