Africa since independence : a comparative history /

• Nugent, Paul, 1962-

• Africa -- History -- 1960-.

• Palgrave Macmillan,

• 0333682726 (cloth)
• 0333682734 (paper)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 490-607) and index.
• List of Tables; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of Maps; Introduction: The Basis of Comparison; African Independence: Poisoned Chalice or Cup of Plenty? A Profile of Africa at Independence; The Shape of Things to Come: Irredentism, Secessionism and the Pan-African Ideal; Modernity and Tradition, Power and Prestige: Monarchs, Chiefs and Politicians, 1956-1974; 'Ism Schisms': African Socialism and Home-Grown Capitalism, 1960-1985; Khaki Fatigue: Military Rule in Africa, 1960-1985; Second Liberation: Guerrilla Warfare, Township Revolt and the Search for a New Social Order; Invasion of the Acronyms: SAPs, AIDS and the NGO Takeover; Democracy Rediscovered: Popular Protests, Elite Mobilization and the Rebirth of Multi; Partyism; Millennial Africa: The National Question Revisited; Bibliography; Index.

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