Leadership in Postcolonial Africa: Trends Transformed by Independence

ISBN-13: 9781349502233 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 279 str.

B. Jallow; Baba G. Jallow

Opis

Leadership in Post-Colonial Africa examines the leadership concepts and lessons that emerged during and after the attainment of independence with insightful studies of Africa's first female presidents, gangster elitism, Nelson Mandela, and beyond.

Spis treści

Table Of Contents 1. Leadership In Post-Colonial Africa: An Introduction; Baba G. Jallow 2. Hastings Kamuzu Banda: How The Cold War Sustained Bad Leadership In Malawi, 1964 – 1994; Paul Chiudza Banda 3. Ahmed Sékou Touré: The Tyrant Hero; Muhammed Kamil 4. The Quest To Reform The African State: The Case Of William R. Tolbert Jr. Of Liberia And Jerry Rawlings Of Ghana; Maavi Norman 5. 'The Bishop Is Governor Here': Bishop Nicholas Djomo And Catholic Leadership In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo; Jay Carney 6. 'I Will Be A Humming Bird': Radical Leadership Lessons From Professor Wangari Maathai; Faith Ngunjiri 7. Nelson Mandela: Leadership And Reconciliation In South Africa; Daniel Lieberfeld 8. Power Distance, Patriarchy And The Cult Of Liberia's First Female President; Robtel Pailey 9. Female Presidents In Africa: New Norms In Leadership Or Reflection Of Current Practice; Dorcas Ettang 10. Leading Through A Medicinal Plant: African Women's 'Transforming Servant Leadership' In Portland, Oregon; Evelyne Ello Hart 11. From Election To Selection: Democracy, Leadership And Development In Nigeria; Edlyne E. Anugwom 12. Academic Leadership In Africa; Joseph Ayee

O autorze

Baba G. Jallow, Creighton University, USA Muhammed Kamil, Spheres Publishers & Producers, Nigeria Maavi Norman, Northwestern University, USA Daniel Lieberfeld, Duquesne University, USA Paul Banda, University of Malawi, Malawi Dorcas Ettang, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Robtel Pailey, independent researcher, Liberia Edlyne E. Anugwom, University of Nigeria, Nigeria Jay Carney, Creighton University, USA Faith Ngunjiri, Concordia College, USA Evelyne Ello Hart, Gonzaga University, USA Joseph Ayee, Mont Crest University College, Ghana