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03791aam a2200457 i 4500 001 46F39132353511EB88BA481D27ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201203010017 008 200108s2020 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019042471 020 $a 0190942541 020 $a 9780190942540 035 $a (OCoLC)1119983744 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d TOH $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f------ 050 00 $a DT30.5 $b .R675 2020 082 00 $a 960.3/3 $2 23 100 1 $a Rotberg, Robert I. $e author. 245 10 $a Things come together : $b Africans achieving greatness in the twenty-first century / $c Robert I. Rotberg. 246 30 $a Africans achieving greatness in the twenty-first century 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2020] 300 $a xv, 348 pages ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Africa the diverse : proliferating peoples, congested cities, colliding faiths and ethnicities -- The varieties of African leadership -- Governance, politics, democracy -- Economies and their challenges -- Corruption retards progress -- The China factor -- Terror and civil conflict -- Schooling for growth -- Health and wealth -- Technology advances Africa -- Africa's vanishing animals -- Things come together : achieving greatness. 520 $a "Africa was falling apart. But now it is coming together, and Africa and Africans are achieving greatness. The twenty-first century is significant for every African. In Things Come Together, Robert Rotberg extolls the successes and explains the struggles. Rotberg is one of the world's foremost authorities on African politics and society, and in this book he synthesizes his knowledge of the continent into a concise overview of the current state of Africa and where it is headed. To that end, Rotberg considers Africa's myriad peoples. The continent is experiencing explosive population growth and rapidly urbanizing. How are African states managing this epochal shift? He looks at how Africa's nations are governed, ranging from states with autocratic kleptocrats to democratized regimes that have made progress in achieving economic growth and battling corruption. He then turns to African economies, looking at growth levels, productivity, and persistent corruption. He concludes by filling in the picture, covering the effects of war, health care, wildlife management, varieties of religious belief, education, technology diffusion, and the character of both city and village life in this ever-changing region. Throughout this sweeping work, Rotberg deftly moves readers across the continent, from Nigeria to South Africa, from Kenya to Uganda, to name a few. While there are cross-continent commonalities related to governance, demographics, and economic performance, he shows the unique variations of who and what is African"-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Africa $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 651 0 $a Africa $x Economic conditions $y 21st century. 651 0 $a Africa $x Social conditions $y 21st century. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Africa / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Economic history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901974 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919811 651 7 $a Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01239509 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a Rotberg, Robert I., $t Things come together $d New York : Oxford University Press, [2020] $z 9780190942564 $w (DLC) 2019042472 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317030900.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210105040933.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=46F39132353511EB88BA481D27ECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search