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Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century

Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st... Book Reviews / African and Asian Studies 10 (2011) 71-81 73 E. Ike Udogu, Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century . Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010, 280pp $59.50. Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century is the 280-page book written by Professor E. Ike Udogu, a seasoned scholar of African studies. It is made up of a preface, six chapters, a comprehensive bibliography and an index. The book’s foreword was contributed by Professor George K. Kieh, Jr., another seasoned scholar. The book is very useful in varied ways. In fact, in his foreword, Professor Kieh asserted, inter alia: “. . . this book falls within the context of the urgent, tough and ‘current’ episte- mological approach in African scholarship that calls upon academics to design more theo- ries and modalities for possible short and long term solutions to the current situation of underdevelopment,” (p. xi), Apart from being very instructive, Professor Kieh’s assump- tion is warranted against the backdrop of a continent that is arguably the richest vis-à-vis other regions of the world with http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African and Asian Studies Brill

Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century

African and Asian Studies , Volume 10 (1): 73 – Jan 1, 2011

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Brill
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© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1569-2094
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1569-2108
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10.1163/156921011X558646
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Book Reviews / African and Asian Studies 10 (2011) 71-81 73 E. Ike Udogu, Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century . Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010, 280pp $59.50. Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century is the 280-page book written by Professor E. Ike Udogu, a seasoned scholar of African studies. It is made up of a preface, six chapters, a comprehensive bibliography and an index. The book’s foreword was contributed by Professor George K. Kieh, Jr., another seasoned scholar. The book is very useful in varied ways. In fact, in his foreword, Professor Kieh asserted, inter alia: “. . . this book falls within the context of the urgent, tough and ‘current’ episte- mological approach in African scholarship that calls upon academics to design more theo- ries and modalities for possible short and long term solutions to the current situation of underdevelopment,” (p. xi), Apart from being very instructive, Professor Kieh’s assump- tion is warranted against the backdrop of a continent that is arguably the richest vis-à-vis other regions of the world with

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