Presidents for Life in Sub-Saharan Africa : Unpuzzling Authoritarianism in Zimbabwe and Rwanda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinto, Teresa Nogueira, author.

Series:

African Governance, Development, and Leadership.

African Governance, Development, and Leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kagamé, Paul, 1957-.

Kagamé, Paul.

Mugabe, Robert Gabriel, 1924-2019.

Mugabe, Robert Gabriel.

Authoritarianism.

Presidents.

Zimbabwe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Analyzes how two African leaders, Robert Mugabe and Paul Kagame, developed narratives to legitimize and entrench their power in Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Contents:

List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Chapter One: Constructing Usable Pasts in Zimbabwe and Rwanda Chapter Two: Liberation Credentials and the Politics of Exclusion in Zimbabwe Chapter Three: Consensual Democracy and Constitutional Engineering in Rwanda Chapter Four: Economic Performance and the Legitimation of Power Chapter Five: Civil Society in Zimbabwe and Rwanda: Contentious vs. Co-opted Public Spheres Chapter Six: Strategies of Power Legitimation in the Regional and International Spheres Conclusion: Unpuzzling Power Legitimation Strategies References About the Author Index

ISBN:

979-88-8188-820-6

1-66696-344-5

9781666963441

OCLC:

1546962008