Politics in the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau: Precolonial Influence on the Postcolonial State

ISBN-13: 9780367690052 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 128 str.

Mariama Khan

Opis

This book explores how pre-colonial political traditions and practices shape modern-day politics in both The Gambia and Guinea Bissau. It captures how the latent but influential social and political practices are reclaimed, reproduced or subverted to contribute to the evolving nature of political rhetoric in these two countries.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Search for Good Leadership  Chapter 1: Politics, Religion and Society in Kaabu   Chapter 2: Encountering the Colonial State  Chapter 3: Tumbling Political Visions

O autorze

Mariama Khan is a Gambian scholar, poet and cultural advocate. She teaches at Lehman College, New York. She is the author of The Gambia–Senegal Border: Issues in Regional Integration.