Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa / Robert Mortimer, John Ravenhill, Naomi Chazan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chazan, Naomi, Author.

Mortimer, Robert, Author.

Ravenhill, John, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Recognized as the textbook on African politics, as well as an excellent resource for scholars, Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa analyzes the complexities and diversities of the African continent since independence.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Maps

Preface

Changes in Country Names

Map of Africa

Introduction

1 The Diversity of African Politics: Trends and Approaches

PART 1 THE STRUCTURES OF POLITICS

2 State Institutions and the Organization of the Public Arena

3 Social Groupings

4 Ethnicity, Class, and the State

PART 2 POLITICAL PROCESS AND POLITICAL CHANGE

5 Regimes in Independent Africa

6 High Politics: The Procedures and Practices of Government

7 Deep Politics: Political Response, Protest, and Conflict

8 Political Transitions and Patterns of Change

PART 3 POLITICAL ECONOMY

9 Political Economy: Policy Choices in a Constraining Environment

10 Africa and the World Economy

11 Inter-African Relations

12 Africa in World Politics

PART 5 POLITICAL FUTURES

13 South Africa: Race and Politics

14 Africa Toward the Year 2000

Appendix 1. Acronyms

Appendix 2. Basic Political Data

Index

About the Book and the Authors

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-235-1

OCLC:

1378174537