African Democracies and African Politics

An eloquent, accessible and above all, ambitious study of democracy across the continent of Africa' - The European Journal of Developmental Research 'This well-informed study starts from the premise that Western-style democracy has never been appropriate in Africa and is unlikely to catch on anytime soon' - Foreign Affairs

Sommario

Info autore

M. A. Mohamed Salih is Professor of Politics of Development at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and the Department of Political Science, University of Leiden. He is the author of Environmental Planning, Policies and Politics in Eastern and Southern Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 1999), Environmental Politics and Liberation in Contemporary Africa (Springer, 1999), Local Environmental Change and Society in Africa (Springer, 2000), African Democracies and African Politics (Pluto, 2001), African Pastoralism (Pluto, 2001) and African Political Parties (Pluto, 2003).

Riassunto

A study of how Western-style democracy has been imposed upon Africa

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. A. Mohamed Salih, Mohamed Abdel Rahim M. Salih, Salih M. A. Mohamed
• Editore: Wiley
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.08.2001
• EAN: 9780745317243
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-1724-3
• Peso: 313 g
• Serie: Human Security in the Global E; Ossrea; OSSREA
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies