National liberation movements as government in Africa / edited by Redie Bereketeab.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bereketeab, Redie, editor, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in African development

Routledge Studies in African Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National liberation movements--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.

National liberation movements.

Politics and government.

History.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--20th century.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--21st century.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 256 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2018.

Contents:

Part I: Conceptualisation and performance of national liberation movements-cum-governments

Introduction: Understanding national liberation movements / Redie Bereketeab

Varieties of African liberation movement governments / M.A. Mohamed Salih

Liberation movements and the "democratic deficit" / John Markakis

Part II: Liberation struggles against European colonisation

The MPLA government and its post-liberation record in Angola / Paulo Ingles

From former liberation movement to four decades in government: the maintenance of the Frelimo state / Adriano Nuvunga

From Cabral's liberation movement to power struggle and ideological erosion: the decline of PAIGC in Guinea-Bissau / Birgit Embaló

From anticolonial liberation movement to ruling party: the FLN in Algeria / Yahia H. Zoubir

Part III: Liberation struggles against white minority rule

The African National Congress: from liberation movement to neoliberal state manager / Patrick Bond

ZANU-PF in power in Zimbabwe, 1980-2013: towards explaining why former liberation movements fail as governments / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Part IV: Liberation struggles against annexation by neighbouring countries

Struggle mentality versus democracy: the case of SWAPO of Namibia / Henning Melber

Problems of transition to civic governance in Eritrea / Redie Bereketeab

Understanding rebellion in South Sudan / Leben Nelson Moro

Part V: Liberation struggles for reform (regime change)

Liberation movements turned governments: the Ugandan experience / George G. Okiror

Ethiopia: the quest for transformation under EPRDF / Kassahun Berhanu

Liberation struggle for regime change: Somaliland's transition from conflict to civilian government / Michael Walls

Between the devil and the deep blue sea: the birth and breakdown of Somali armed movements, 1976-99 / Mohamed Haji Ingiriis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138106826

1138106828

OCLC:

983797435