Politics in Africa : A New Beginning? (New Horizons in Comparative Politics)

Edie, Carlene J.

Wadsworth Pub Co（2002/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 258 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780155084605
• DDC分類 967.032

Full Description

Examining the idea that politics in Africa are influenced by both power by the post-colonial African state over the four decades of the 1960's through the 1990's. The text's goal is to show students the extent to which state-society relations in African countries have been transformed by the domestic and external pressures of the 1990's--and, in doing so, offer a context within which to understand Africa and its relationship with the world. This text is a part of the New Horizons in Comparative Politics Series.

Contents

1. Introduction. 2. Background and Setting. 3. The African StateColonial Legacy. 4. Explaining the Dominance of the State: Domestic and External Factors. 5. Political Systems of Post-Independence Africa. 6. State Responses to Challenges of the 1990s: Incipient Democratization?. 7. State Responses to Challenges of the 1990s: Protracted Wars, Fragmentation, Disintegration, and State Collapse. 8. Africa in the World: "Hemmed In" or "New Opportunities?". 9. Conclusion: Africa's Prospects for a New Beginning in the Post-Cold War Era. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.