An introduction to African politics /
Thomson, Alex, 1966-
An introduction to African politics / Alex Thomson. - 3rd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, c2010. - xv, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: State, civil society and external interests -- History : Africa's pre-colonial and colonial inheritance ; Case study : Kenya's historical inheritance -- Ideology : nationalism, socialism, populism and state capitalism ; Case study : socialism and ujamaa in Tanzania -- Ethnicity and religion : 'tribes', gods and political identity ; Case study : ethnicity, religion and the nation-state in Nigeria -- Social class : the search for class politics in Africa ; Case study : social class in Botswana -- Legitimacy : neo-patrimonialism, personal rule and the centralisation of the African state ; Case study : personal rule in Côte d'Ivoire -- Coercion : military intervention in African politics ; Case study : Uganda's 1971 military coup -- Sovereignty I : external influences on African politics ; Case study : Somalia's international relations -- Sovereignty II : neo-colonialism, structural adjustment and Africa's political economy ; Case study : Ghana's structural adjustment -- Authority : the crisis of accumulation, governance and state collapse ; Case study : Zaire, Mobutu's vampire state -- Democracy : re-legitimising the African state? ; Case study : Zimbabwe's fall from democractic grace -- Conclusions: State and civil society in post-colonial Africa.
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2009033508
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politics
Africa--Politics and government.
DT31 / .T5157 2010 DT31 / .T5157 2010
An introduction to African politics / Alex Thomson. - 3rd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, c2010. - xv, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: State, civil society and external interests -- History : Africa's pre-colonial and colonial inheritance ; Case study : Kenya's historical inheritance -- Ideology : nationalism, socialism, populism and state capitalism ; Case study : socialism and ujamaa in Tanzania -- Ethnicity and religion : 'tribes', gods and political identity ; Case study : ethnicity, religion and the nation-state in Nigeria -- Social class : the search for class politics in Africa ; Case study : social class in Botswana -- Legitimacy : neo-patrimonialism, personal rule and the centralisation of the African state ; Case study : personal rule in Côte d'Ivoire -- Coercion : military intervention in African politics ; Case study : Uganda's 1971 military coup -- Sovereignty I : external influences on African politics ; Case study : Somalia's international relations -- Sovereignty II : neo-colonialism, structural adjustment and Africa's political economy ; Case study : Ghana's structural adjustment -- Authority : the crisis of accumulation, governance and state collapse ; Case study : Zaire, Mobutu's vampire state -- Democracy : re-legitimising the African state? ; Case study : Zimbabwe's fall from democractic grace -- Conclusions: State and civil society in post-colonial Africa.
9780415479561 (hardback) 0415479568 (hardback) 9780415482875 (pbk.) 0415482879 (pbk.) 9780203857946 (e-book) 0203857941 (e-book)
2009033508
GBA990808 bnb
politics
Africa--Politics and government.
DT31 / .T5157 2010 DT31 / .T5157 2010