African politics and society: a mosaic in transformation

Abstract

Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Understanding African Politics and Society. Part II: HISTORICAL CONTEXT. 2. Politics and Economics of the Precolonial Independence Era (Prior to 1884). 3. Political and Economic Impacts of Colonialism (1884-1951). 4. Nationalism and the Emergence of the Contemporary Independence Era (1951-Present). Part III: SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. 5. Ethnicity and Class. 6. Ideology and the Politics of Development. 7. Politics of the African Novel. Part IV: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN GOVERNANCE. 8. State and Civil Society. 9. Military Coups dEtat and Military Governance. 10. Democratic Experiments and Multiparty Politics. Part V: FOREIGN RELATIONS. 11. Foreign Policy Making and the Pursuit of Pan-Africanism. 12. Africa in World Politics. Part VI: RIVAL THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 13. Study of Africa in the Liberal Tradition. 14. Study of Africa in the Critical Tradition. Appendix 1: List of Acronyms. Appendix 2: Country Name Changes in Africa During the Contemporary Independence Era. Appendix 3: Political Leadership in Africa During the Contemporary Independence Era. Index.