| Africa After Independence: Realities of Nationhood Contributor(s): Mwakikagile, Godfrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 998716014X ISBN-13: 9789987160143 Publisher: New Africa Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | Africa - South - General |
| Dewey: 960.32 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work focuses on the early years of independence and the problems African countries faced soon after the end of colonial rule. They include poverty and underdevelopment; adoption of alien ideologies and economic and political systems; structural flaws of the modern African state and its institutions inherited at independence; nation-building, democratization, national integration, and ethno-regional rivalries among others. The work also looks at prospects for continental unification from the perspectives of leaders such as Nkrumah and Nyerere. As a demographic portrait, it depicts the continent as a tapestry that reflects the racial diversity and multi-ethnic composition of this vast land mass. And as a historical and political analysis, it addresses some of the most important issues in the post-colonial era. The book includes photos from the early sixties. |