Academic papers on Africa

The Effects of Colonization:
This 4 page paper examines the impact of colonization as it is described in the following literature: "Anil's Ghost", "Maru", "Sozaboy", and "Heart of Redness". This paper seeks to highlight the often devestating impact of colonization upon local...
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Portuguese Counterinsurgency in Africa
A 6 page overview of the African counterinsurgency efforts launched in the 1960s and early 1970s by Portugal. Relates the need for such efforts to the oppressive hand Portugal had levied on the continent for generations. Provides specifics of her...
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Oladauh Equiano
A paper which looks at selections from Equiano's autobiography, with reference to his perspectives on his native and adopted cultures, slavery, and ethical and moral issues.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF NIGER
This 5-page paper focuses on various aspects of Niger, including the economy and income, climate, financial situation and other aspects. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Morocco: A Cultural Collage
6 pages in length. Morocco's twelve-hundred-year history is equally interspersed with characteristics of "an ancient kingdom and a new nation" (Rinehart, 1991, p. PG); when one looks back at what is one of the world's oldest states, one cannot help...
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Global Justice & Women/Issue of FGM
A 3 page research paper that addresses female genital mutilation (FGM) as an ongoing global justice issue pertaining to women. Throughout the globe, women are still discriminated against and are cast into the role of second-class citizens, but on a...
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Feminist Novels:
This 4 page paper examines feminist literature such as "The Guide", "Maru", "Nervous Conditions", and "The Collector of Treasures" and discusses why these post-colonial stories are such ppowerful examples of feminist issues. This paper provides...
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Literature: Post-Colonial Strife:
This 4 page paper examines the following stories in regards to the issue of post-colonial strife: "The Heart of Redness", "Anil's Ghost", and "Sozaboy". Furthermore, this paper illustrates how the characters in these stories are confronted with...
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Analysis of "Doctor Worreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World":
This 3 page paper discusses this complex and insightful telling of the oppression of the Aborigines in Australia. This story illustrates the ways in which the whites oppressed the blacks and how the culture and history of the Aborigines was...
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Nigeria
A 6 page paper which examines the obstacles that Nigeria faces in their political and economic development as based on the textbook
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Vocal Communication in Tropical Forests:
This 4 page paper examines vocal communication in tropical forests. This theme is illustrated through the discussion of vocal communication for monkeys, birds, and other wildlife. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Neo-Liberalism in Australia
Before the mid-1990s, public policy was based on a welfare state in which the government was viewed as the answer to all societal ills. For example, in the circumstance where a person was without employment, that person would be assisted by the...
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French Revolution of 1789/Pivotal Point in History
A 5 page research paper that argues the position that the French Revolution of 1789 was a pivotal point in history. In other words, everything that had occurred in recent world history led up to and influenced the coming of the French Revolution and...
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Foreign Direct Investment in Africa
This 16 page paper examines FDI in Africa and obstacles to success. Globalization is discussed as problematic in general terms but when more specifics are provided on FDI it is learned that the situation is not quite so clear cut. The future of...
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Globalization: Internet Site Example
8 pages in length. Understanding the reason for and impact of globalization is as easy as surfing the Internet; because of its expansive supply of information, the Web has myriad sites that explain, support and condemn what has come to be the...
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