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Politics in Francophone Africa / Victor T. Le Vine.

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LIBRA JQ3360 .L425 2004
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Le Vine, Victor T.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Africa, French-speaking West--Politics and government.
Africa, French-speaking West.
Africa, French-speaking Equatorial--Politics and government--1960-.
Africa, French-speaking Equatorial.
French-speaking Equatorial Africa.
Politics and government.
Physical Description:
x, 425 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.
Contents:
Part 1 Contexts
1 The Human and Geographical Contexts of Politics 11
2 The Colonial Context 29
3 Political Life and Institutions, 1944-1960 61
Part 2 Society and Politics
4 Political Cultures 87
5 Ideology and Political Style: The Uneasy Marriage of Thought and Action 119
6 Ethnicity, Religion, and National Politics 161
Part 3 Structures, Processes, and Power
7 Experiments in Power, 1958-2003 201
8 Redemocratization 241
9 Rulers and Leaders 271
10 In the Shadow of the State: The Domain of Nonformal Politics 305
Part 4 Connections
11 Francophone Africa in the Global Arena 337
A Principal Ethnic Groups 358
B Decolonization Timeline, 1944-1960 361
C General Elections in the AOF by Seats, 1945-1960 362
D Administrative Hierarchy of the AOF 363
E Structure of the RDA 364
F Hodgkin's "Common Themes" of African Nationalism 365
G Democratic Progress 366
H African National Conferences: Political Events and Institutions, 1991-1993 367
I Leadership Succession, 1958-2003 369
J Freedom House Ratings, 2001-2002 377
K Occupational Background: Independence Cabinets 378
L Principal French Military Interventions, 1960-2003 380
M Franco-African Summits and "Francophonie" Summit Conferences 382
N Principal French Cooperation Accords with African and Malagache States 384
O Political and Entrepreneurial Power Connections: "Francafrique"/Paris-Village Networks 386
P Relationship of the Democratic Party of Guinea to the Government Organizational Structures, 1961 388.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-414) and index.
ISBN:
1588262499
OCLC:
54372166

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