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100	1		_aThomson, Alex, _d1966- _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to African politics / _cAlex Thomson.
250			_aFifth edition.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group, _c2023.
300			_axv, 337 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c26 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_gIntroductions and the Historical Inheritance -- _tState, civil society and external interests -- _tHistory : Africa's pre-colonial and colonial inheritance -- _tCase study : Mali's historical inheritance -- _gThe Dominant African State, 1960s-1970s -- _tIdeology : nationalism, socialism, populism and state capitalism -- _tCase study : socialism and ujamaa in Tanzania -- _tEthnicity and religion : 'tribes', gods and political identity -- _tCase study : ethnicity, religion and the nation-state in Nigeria -- _tSocial class : the search for class politics in Africa -- _tCase study : social class in Botswana -- _tLegitimacy : neo-patrimonialism, personal rule and the centralisation of the African state -- _tCase study : personal rule in Côte d'Ivoire -- _tCoercion : military intervention in African politics -- _tCase study : Uganda's 1971 military coup -- _tSovereignty I : external influences on African politics -- _tCase study : Somalia's international relations _gThe Weakened Africa State, 1980s-1990s -- _tSovereignty II : neo-colonialism, structural adjustment and Africa's political economy -- _tCase study : Ghana's structural adjustment -- _tAuthority : the crises of accumulation, governance and state collapse -- _tCase study : Zaire - Mobutu's vampire state -- _gThe Re-fashioned African State, 1990s-present -- _tDemocracy : multi-party elections re-legitimising the African state? -- _tCase study : Algeria's unconsolidated democracy -- _tHybrid regimes : 'Africa rising', stalled transitions, or something in-between? -- _tCase study : Angola's electoral authoritarianism -- _gConclusions -- _tThe changing relationship between state, civil society and external interests in post-colonial Africa.
520			_a"This fully updated fifth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. Charting trends in government over six decades of the post-colonial era, the book tackles key questions such as: How have African states made sense of their colonial inheritance? How relevant are ethnic and religious identities? Why have some states collapsed and others prospered? Why did the one-party state fail? Why is contemporary Africa now dominated by electoral authoritarian states, and not the multi-party democracies promised in the 1990s? Key features include: thematically organised, with chapters exploring issues such as colonialism, ethnicity, nationalism, religion, social class, ideology, legitimacy, authority, sovereignty, and democracy; new four-part structure makes clearer Africa's political evolution over time; new chapter on the emergence of 'hybrid states' and 'electoral authoritarianism'; more coverage of 21st century governance trends such as China's impact, the changing role of the military, different uses of 'client patron' networks, Western conditionality, and the 'Africa rising' debate; colour presentation of maps, photos and data; boxed case studies including Mali, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Somalia, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tunisia and Angola; each chapter concludes with key terms and definitions, questions and further reading. An Introduction to African Politics is essential reading for students seeking an accessible introduction to the complex social relationships and events that characterize the politics of post-colonial Africa"-- _cProvided by publisher.
651		7	_aAfrica _xPolitics and government. _2BUEsh
653			_bBUSBOL _cMarch2023
655			_vReading book
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aThomson, Alex. _tIntroduction to African politics _bFifth edition. _dNew York : Routledge, 2022 _z9781003031840 _w(DLC) 2022034087
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