An Introduction to African Politics provides an ideal gateway for individuals seeking to learn more about the African continent. Using accessible terms and concepts, the book seeks to make sense of the dynamic and diverse political systems that are a feature of this fascinating part of the world. It charts the region's fall from grace after independence, the rise and fall of the one-party state and Africa's recent struggle to consolidate democracy. This expanded, fully revised and updated edition remains a key source in helping readers to grasp the events and recurring political patterns that have dominated the African continent since decolonization.
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This is an excellent book of great use for students. It represents a significant contribution to the study of politics in Africa.
–Jeff Haynes, London Metropolitan University
–Jeff Haynes, London Metropolitan University
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Alex Thomson is a Principal Lecturer of Politics at Coventry University. His books include Constructive Engagement: US Foreign Policy Towards South Africa, 1981-1988 (Avebury, 1996) and Get Set for Politics (with Keith Faulks and Ken Phillips, Edinburgh University Press, 2003).
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client patron networks, hegemonial exchange, bureaucratic bourgeoisie, informal sector entrepreneurs, ethnic brokers, pluralist competition, warlord state, ethnic balancing, state marketing boards, formal political activity, ethnic mobilisation, vampire state, economic inheritance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cold War, Soviet Union, United States, South Africa, Third World, Sub-Saharan Africa, World Bank, Christopher Clapham, New World Order, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Nations, West Africa, Karl Marx, African Affairs, Equatorial Guinea, Crawford Young, Indian Ocean, Horn of Africa, Britain Independence, Central African Republic, Max Weber, East Africa Browse Sample Pages:
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