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Author:   Martin S. Shanguhyia ,  Toyin Falola
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781032088297

ISBN 10:   103208829
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   30 June 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Priority Argument, Politics, and Development in Africa 3. Female Chastity, Peace and Security in the Precolonial Yorubaland: Implications for National Development 4. Handicraft (ise owo): A Tool for Sustainable Development among Women in Akokoland, 1900-1960 5. Gender and Development in Africa: The Revolving Influence of Urban Centers on the Traditional Obligation of Umuada in Igboland, Nigeria 6. Railways and Economic Development: The Nigerian Experience in the Global Context 7. Community Development in the Light of Ecclesiastical sensitivity to Climate Change in Ilorin, Nigeria 8. Conflict, Insecurity, and Sustainable Development in Africa: The Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria 9. The Creation of Contestation and the Conditions of Encroachment: Land Grabs, Squatting, and the Legacy of Land Reform in Tanzania and Nepal 10. South Africa's policy vision for black businesses - the role of entrepreneurship in development 11. Hypomobility - An Epidemiological Analogue for Viewing Urban Transport Conditions in Africa and other Developing Countries 12. Development Planning Under Stress in West Africa: Exploring Options to Forge Ahead

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Martin S. Shanguhyia, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of African History in the History Department in Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, New York. His research and teaching interests reflect an intersection between colonialism, environment, economy, and development. He studies these elements regarding African rural communities, both agricultural and pastoral. Toyin Falola, Ph.D. is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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