Political Domination in Africa

Klappentext The book addresses a wide audience: students of African history and politics! of Third World development and of political theory. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays brings together historians and political scientists from Britain! France and the United States! who! from widely differing perspectives and traditions! have been involved in the process of rethinking African politics. They present here the outline of a new approach! grounded in universal political theory rather than on theories of Third World political development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Patrick Chabal; 1. Democracy in Africa Richard L. Sklar; 2. Politics and vision in Africa: the interplay of dimination, equality and liberty Thomas M. Callaghy; 3. Democracy and ethnocentrism Martin Staniland; 4. Wails and whispers: the people's voice in West African Muslim politics Donal B. Cruise O'Brien; 5. Revolutionary democracy in Africa: the case of Guinea-Bissau Patrick Chabal; 6. Civil society in Africa Jean-Francois Bayart; 7. Political accountability in African history John Lonsdale; 8. The politics of representation and good government in postcolonial Africa John Dunn; Notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Chabal
• Assisted by: David Anderson (Editor), Carolyn Brown (Editor), Patrick Chabal (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521311489
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31148-9
• Series: African Studies Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education