Politics in Francophone Africa / Victor T. Le Vine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Vine, Victor T., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Explores the elements that have shaped the particular political dynamics of the 14 former French colonies in west and equatorial Africa while allowing them to remain part of a unique francophone sociopolitical community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Map of Francophone Africa

Introduction

Part 1. Contexts

1. The Human and Geographical Contexts of Politics

2. The Colonial Context

3. Political Life and Institutions, 1944–1960

Part 2. Society and Politics

4. Political Cultures

5. Ideology and Political Style: The Uneasy Marriage of Thought and Action

6. Ethnicity, Religion, and National Politics

Part 3. Structures, Processes, and Power

7. Experiments in Power, 1958–2003

8. Redemocratization

9. Rulers and Leaders

10. In the Shadow of the State: The Domain of Nonformal Politics

Part 4. Connections

11. Francophone Africa in the Global Arena

Appendixes

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-345-5