Government and Politics in Africa

ISBN-13: 9780333964392 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 352 str.

W Tordoff

Opis

This new updated edition of the definitive textbook on African government and politics provides comprehensive coverage of the contemporary politics of the continent set in a clear historical context. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent developments and recent research and a completely new chapter added on Political Liberalisation and Economic Reform. This edition also gives extra coverage of North and South Africa and of such key issues as debt, the Aids epidemic, the position of women and the politics of patronage.

Spis treści

Introduction: African Politics Since Independence.- Colonialism and the Colonial Impact.- Nationalism and the Transfer of Power.- State and Society.- Political Parties.- Administration.- The Military.- Political Liberalisation and Economic Reform.- Regional Groupings and the Organisation of African Unity.- Conclusions: Ideology, the Post-Colonial State and Development.

O autorze

WILLIAM TORDOFF is Emeritus Professor of Government, University of Manchester.