TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomson,Alex
TI  - An introduction to African politics
SN  - 0415282624 (pbk.)
AV  - DT31 .T51 2004
U1  - 320.96 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London, New York.
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Africa
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: state, civil society and external interests -- History: Africa's pre-colonial and colonial inheritance -- Ideology: nationalism, socialism, populism and state capitalism -- Ethnicity and religion: 'tribes', gods and political identity -- Social class: the search for class politics in Africa -- Legitimacy: neo-patrimonialism, personal rule and the centralisation of the African state -- Coercion: military intervention in African politics -- Sovereignty I: external influences on African politics -- Sovereignty II: neo-colonialism, structural adjustment and Africa's political economy -- Authority: the crises of accumulation, governance and state collapse -- Democracy: re-legitimising the African state? -- Conclusions: state and civil society in post-colonial Africa -- Appendix: a guide to African politics resources on the internet
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0414/2004001859.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0650/2004001859-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2004001859-b.html
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