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Author:

Jalata, Asafa, 1954- author.

Title:

Cultural capital and prospects for democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia / Asafa Jalata.

Publisher:

RoutledgeTaylor & Francis Group,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xii, 200 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Democracy--Botswana.
Democracy--Ethiopia.
Social change--Botswana.
Social change--Ethiopia.
Ethiopia--History.--History.
Ethiopia--History.--History.
Botswana--History.--History.
Democracy.
Ethnic relations.
Politics and government.
Social change.
Botswana.
Ethiopia.
History.

Other Authors:

Mogalakwe, Monageng, contributor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The contested and expanding meaning of democracy -- Social movements and Egalitarian democracy in global perspectives -- Botswana: cultural capital, colonial legacy, and the deficits of democracy / with Professor Monageng Mogalakwe -- Ethiopia: the impacts of authoritarianism, colonialism, and violence on the development of democracy -- Precolonial political culture and institutions in Botswana -- Oromia: the Qerrool Qarree peaceful movement for national self-determination and democracy -- Conclusion: cultural capital, movements, and transition to democracy in Botswana, Oromia, and Ethiopia.

Series:

African governance ; 10

ISBN:

036722853X
9780367228538

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1083567249

LCCN:

2019004450

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)