Africa since independence: a comparative history Paul Nugent

By:

Nugent, Paul [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

Unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780230272873 (hbk.)
9780230272880 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Africa -- History -- 1960 -- Africa

LOC classification:

DT30.5 NUG

Contents:

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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Book	Batanai Library Open Shelf	DT30.5 NUG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	127393	Available	BK104161
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Book	Zvishavane Library Open Shelf	DT30.5 NUG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	127394	Available	BK104189
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Includes bibliographical references 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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