Africa since independence /
by Nugent, Paul,
Edition statement:2nd ed. Published by : Palgrave Macmillan, (New York, NY :) Physical details: xxv, 653 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. ISBN:9780230272880; 9780230272873. Year: 2012| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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First edition published 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-634) and index.
Map 1 : Africa showing dates of independence -- Introduction : the basis of comparison -- 1. African independence : poisoned chalice or cup of plenty? -- 2. A profile of Africa at independence -- 3. The shape of things to come : irredentism, secessionism and the Pan-African ideal -- 4. Modernity and tradition, power and prestige : monarchs, chiefs and politicians, 1956-74 -- 5. 'Ism schisms' : African socialism and home-grown capitalism, 1960-85 -- 6. Khaki fatigue : military rule in Africa, 1960-95 -- 7. Second liberation : guerrilla warfare, township revolt and the search for a new social order -- 8. Invasion of the acronyms : SAPs, AIDS and the NGO takeover -- 9. Democracy rediscovered : popular protest, elite mobilisation and the return of multipartyism, 1990-2011 -- 10. Millennial Africa : the national question revisited.
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