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Title:

Democracy in Africa : political changes and challenges / edited by Saliba Sarsar, Julius O. Adekunle.

Publisher:

Carolina Academic Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xxxiv, 311 p. : maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Democracy--Africa.
Africa--Politics and government--1960-
Political participation--Africa.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Demokratie.
Staat.
Afrika.

Other Authors:

Sarsar, Saliba G., 1955-
Adekunle, Julius.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-296) and index.

Contents:

Introduction / Saliba Sarsar -- Democracy and political change in pre-colonial Africa / Julius O. Adekunle -- Egypt: a long way to go before democracy succeeds / Saliba Sarsar -- Morocco: democracy in an Islamic kingdom / Raphael Chijioke Njoku -- Nigeria: the quest for a lasting democracy in the post-civil war era / Ngozi Caleb Kamalu and Fuabeh P. Fonge -- Political violence, democracy, and the Nigerian economy / Julius O. Adekunle -- Cameroon: the elusiveness of democracy / Emmanuel M. Mbah -- Rwanda: democracy and political change / Julius O. Adekunle -- Eritrea: a weak democracy / Saba Tesfayohaness Kidane -- Insular states: democracy and institutional performance / Jose Adrian Garcia-Rojas -- Tanzania: political culture and democratization / Shadrack Wanjala Nasong'o -- Namibia: a successful parliamentary democracy / M. Fenyo -- Zambia: multiparty politics in a single party political culture / Joshua Kivuva.

Series:

African world series

ISBN:

1611630029 (alk. paper)
9781611630022 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)741937568

LCCN:

2011023910

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)