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1 online resource (255 pages). |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
African governance and development |
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African governance and development.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: is Africa post-colonial, neo-colonial, or post-colonized? -- Part I: Colonial rule, disengagement and the post-colonial state -- Introduction and conceptual discourse -- Colonial rule and the political architecture of the post-colonial state -- The grant of independence: imperialist conspiracy and the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Britain and the orchestration of pseudo-decolonization -- The role of France in the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Portugal: forced decolonization and its consequences -- The United States and the political and economic destabilization of Africa -- Part II: Regional examples of illusive post-colonial states -- Nigeria: the illusive post-colony -- Mali: from instability to insurgency and near obliteration -- Somalia: from state collapse to rogue state -- Algeria: descent into dictatorship -- Democratic republic of Congo: the colony that never became a state -- Mozambique: from revolutionary possibilities to contrived instability and state failure -- Contemporary nation-building, governance, and security challenges in Africa -- Conclusion: The illusive post-colonial state: what hope for survival?. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Postcolonialism -- Africa.
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Africa -- Colonial influence.
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Africa -- Politics and government.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fawole, W. Alade. Illusion of the post-colonial state : governance and security challenges in Africa. Lanham : Lexington Books, c2018 255 pages African governance and development. 9781498564601 (DLC) 2018024116 |
| ISBN |
9781498564601 |
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9781498564618 (e-book) |
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