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Precolonial Communities in Postcolonial Africa : The Resilience of Indigenous Groups in Contemporary Politics.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indigenous peoples--Africa--Politics and government.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Africa--Colonial influence.
- Africa.
- Africa--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- A unique collection examining how state structures in Africa often produce inequality and corruption - and how empowering Indigenous knowledges and practices can provide solutions.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 THE AFRICAN STATE AS A CONCEPTUAL PROBLEM Allan D. Cooper and Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor
- Chapter 2 FROM STATE TO VISION: KONGO, 1400-2020 John Thornton
- Chapter 3 THE FANG PEOPLE OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GABON AND CAMEROON Ayong and muadjang (or how to build a transnational ethnicity) Yolanda Aixelà-Cabré
- Chapter 4 THE DYNAMISM AND RESILIENCE OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY: THE CASE OF THE BENIN KINGDOM Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor
- Chapter 5 THE AKAN PEOPLE: GHANA AND IVORY COAST Kwame Osei Kwarteng, Peter Boakye and Martha Alibah
- Chapter 6 TRADITIONAL KRU STATES IN LIBERIA George Klay Kieh Jr.
- Chapter 7 THE OROMO PEOPLE IN NORTH-EAST AFRICA Asafa Jalata
- Chapter 8 THE OVAMBO PEOPLE AS A DECENTRALIZED KINGDOM Allan D. Cooper
- Index.
- ISBN:
- 1-350-59211-0
- 1-350-59213-7
- OCLC:
- 1587324171
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