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Nationalism and new states in Africa from about 1935 to the present / Ali A. Mazrui; Michael Tidy

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Nairobi [u.a.] : Heinemann, 1984Edition: [reprinted 1986, 1989; first published 1984]Description: XXIX, 402 S. : KtISBN:
  • 0435941453
  • 0435941461
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.54096
  • 960.32
  • 960/.32
LOC classification:
  • DT30
Summary: Klappentext: This is a comprehensive political history of Africa's perios of decolonization and of the first two decades of independence. Each chapter presents a general topic or theme such as the effects of the Second World War on African nationalist politics, or the economy after independence. There are also detailed regional case studies on the Ethiopian War, Nasser, Nkrumahm South Africa and the ECOWAS. Full weight is given to the importance of the military as a factor in recent African history, with chapters on coups and military governments. The achievements of African governments in nation-building, economic and social/cultural developments are emphasized as well as the failures. The final chapters set the continent in its international context with detailed analysis of relations with foreign powers and international organizations.PPN: PPN: 023051434
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