| Description |
xix, 620 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 490-607) and index. |
| Contents |
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, 1956-74 -- 'Ism schisms' : African socialism and home-grown capitalism, 1960-85 -- Khaki fatigue: military rule in Africa, 1960-85 -- Second liberation : guerilla warfare, township revolt and the search for a new social order -- Invasion of the acronyms : SAPs, AIDS and the NGO takeover -- Democracy rediscovered : popular protest, elite mobilisation and the return of multipartyism -- Millennial Africa : the national question revisited. |
| Subject |
Africa -- History -- 1960-
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| ISBN |
0333682734 (paper) |
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0333682726 (cloth) |
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