“…¿Qué tienen en común el auge del comercio sexual en Europa, el escándalo de las hipotecas basura en Estados Unidos, los productos falsificados de la industria china y la filantropía de los personajes célebres en África? Con los biopiratas que se introducen en la industria de la sangre, bandidos que expolian los mares profundos para alimentar sus viveros de pescado, la pornografía que se desarrolla vitualmente en Second Life y los juegos como World of Warcraft que salen de talleres donde se explota a los trabajadores, ¿cómo consiguen las economías canalla convertirse en imperios globales? …”

“…This gave rise to extreme forms of dependency in the colonies, not only under slavery, but also afterwards in form of indentured labor in the Indian Ocean and obligatory labor in Africa. Stanziani shows that unfree labor and forms of economic coercion were perf…”

“…The Navy asked the RAND Corporation to analyze necessary small vessel characteristics, focusing on TSC operations in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a strategies-to-tasks methodology, the authors develop…”

“…The data and analyses presented in this volume offer a cross-disciplinary view of linguistic topics from the many under-resourced languages of Africa."--Back cover…”

“…The Creoles are the descendants of those Negro slaves brought to Surinam from Africa who did not escape from bondage by running away from the plantations into the Bush, as their brothers the Bush Negroes did. …”

“…Drawing on in-depth analysis of 11 countries across Africa, Asia ,and Latin America, this work shows how financial globalisation is changing politics of regulation in developing countries…”

“…The war at sea was a critical contest, as sea-lanes provided the logistical arteries for British and subsequent Allied armies fighting on the three continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Land forces ultimately won World War II, but the battles at sea fundamentally altered the balance of military power on the ground…”

“…Why, every year, tens of thousands of people are willing to risk their lives in perilous voyages across Africa and the Mediterranean Sea? Why do they face such an ordeal to reach European countries where their long-term prospects are often dismal? …”

“…Malawi is among the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has witnessed significant improvements in relation to meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. …”

“…The United States faces a unique set of challenges and opportunities in strengthening security and justice sector partnerships in the Middle East and North Africa. Against the backdrop of the Arab uprisings, the U.S. government has issued policy guidance relating to foreign assistance more broadly and security sector assistance in particular. …”

“…Abji writes from experience. As a child in East Africa who had never heard the term "senior corporate executive," she went from being the first college graduate in her family to one of the highest-ranking women of color at IBM. …”

“…The Haut Katanga and Zambian Copperbelt mine towns have been understood as the vanguard of urban 'modernity' in Africa. Observers found in these towns new African communities that were experiencing what they wrongly understood as a transition from rural 'traditional' society - stable, superstitious and agricultural - to an urban existence characterised by industrial work discipline, the money economy and conspicuous consumption, Christianity, and nuclear families headed by male breadwinners supported by domesticated housewives. …”

“…Existing scholarship has not systematically examined BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) as a rising power de-dollarization coalition, despite the group developing multiple de-dollarization initiatives to reduce currency risk and bypass US sanctions. …”