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"This book revisits the relationship between the African continent and global capitalism since the nineteenth-century Scramble. It provides an unprecedented account of the correlation between the legacy of legal imperialism and British hegemony, and the expansion of finance and international law in the current rush for Africa's 'green' minerals"--
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Imperial encounters: localities, institutions, structures; 2. Indirect rule and middle power 1880s–1950s; 3. Gatekeeper states and offshore capitalism 1950s–1980s; 4. The New Scramble, deregulation, re-regulation 1980s–?; 5. Bujumbura Hyper violence and hyper legality; 6. Abidjan Lawfare and accountability dumping; 7. Paris the 'Africa' corporate bar: imperial revivals and neoliberalism; 8. The value of social class in global justice; Conclusion; References; Index.
About the author
Sara Dezalay is a lawyer and political sociologist. She is a Professor at the European School of Political and Social Sciences, Université Catholique de Lille, associate researcher at the Institut des Mondes Africains and former adjunct judge at the French national court for asylum seekers.
Summary
This book revisits the relationship between the African continent and global capitalism since the 19th century Scramble. It provides an unprecedented account of the correlation between the legacy of legal imperialism and British hegemony, and the expansion of finance and international law in the current rush for Africa's 'green' minerals.
Foreword
Revisits the rush for Africa's 'green' minerals by documenting the interconnectedness between legal imperialism and financialization.
