Beschreibung:
Africa has undergone significant political, economic, and social change since the first edition of this book was published in early 1988. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition includes current economic, social, and political data, as well as entirely new sections on the dismantling of apartheid, civil society, democratization and multiparty politics, economic reform and structural adjustment, and the prospects for African development in the twenty-first century. Review comments on the first edition: 'Required reading for any course on politics and society of the African continent' West Africa. 'The best available textbook on the subject ... this volume stands unchallenged in its comprehensiveness and sophistication.' - Choice
The Diversity of African Politics: Trends and Approaches PART 1: THE STRUCTURES OF POLITICS State Institutions and the Organization of the Public Arena Social Groupings Ethnicity, Class, and the State PART 2: POLITICAL PROCESS AND POLITICAL CHANGE Regimes in Independent Africa High Politics: The Procedures and Practices of Government Deep Politics: Political Response, Protest and Conflict Political Transitions and Patterns of Change PART 3: POLITICAL ECONOMY Coping with Transformation: Approaches to Development Coping with Change: Crisis and Attempted Reform PART 4: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Inter-African Relations Africa in World Politics PART 5: POLITICAL FUTURES South AfricaThe Possibilities and Limits of Transforming State and SocietyAfrica in the Twenty-First Century.