| Issues & Trends in Contemporary African Politics: Stability, Development, & Democratization Revised Edition Contributor(s): Saaka, Abrafi (Editor), Agbango, George Akeya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820431303 ISBN-13: 9780820431307 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $39.47 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - History | Africa - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.967 |
| LCCN: 96018452 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Series: Society and Politics in Africa |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.99" W x 8.93" (1.19 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Africa, at the close of the twentieth century, has witnessed a tremendous amount of social, economic, and political transformation. By tackling the issues of political instability, democratization, and economic development, this book goes to the heart of the African conundrum and makes an invaluable contribution to Africa's development. Written by Africans, it offers a much needed African perspective that is often lacking in most development literature. African authors are not so encumbered by political correctness or racial sensitivity and can write more candidly on events as they see them. The book constitutes a long-awaited break with orthodoxy and makes a pioneering effort to tackle issues traditionally spurned by experts because of their rigid separation of economic development and politics. The writers offer constructive solutions to Africa's problems - solutions which only Africans would dare to suggest. |