This IPE Classic powerfully illustrates the importance of Africa to theoretical approaches in international relations. Its cast of African, American and Canadian authors broke new ground in how we think about both international relations and Africa, re-examining such foundational concepts as sovereignty, the state, and power; critically investigating the salience of realism, neo-liberalism, liberalism in Africa, and providing new thinking about regionalism, security and identity. A classic in both IR and African Studies, the new Preface and Foreword continue to generate debate and inspire intellectual interventions among students and scholars alike.