
A New Paradigm of the African State
Fundi wa Afrika
Published on 8. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 271 pages
978-1-349-37456-4 (ISBN)
Description
Offers a historical, multidisciplinary perspective on African political systems and institutions, ranging from Antiquity (Egypt, Kush and Axum) to the present with particular focus on their destruction through successive exogenous processes including the Atlantic slave trade, imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism or globalization.
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Edition
1st ed. 2009
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 s/w Abbildungen
XIII, 271 p. 5 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
421 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-37456-4 (9781349374564)
DOI
10.1057/9780230618312
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Persons
MUENI MA MUIU is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Winston-Salem State University, USA.
GUY MARTIN is Professor of Political Science at Winston-Salem State University, USA.
Content
Introduction: The Rationale for a New Theory of the African State Theories of the African State: Modernization, Dependency, and Statist Reconstructionist Theories of the African State Indigenous African Political Systems and Institutions The African Colonial and Post-Colonial State Genocide: African Natural Resources and the West Africa in the World Economy: Globalization and Re-Colonization The Congo State in Historical Perspective I: Indigenous Congolese Political Systems and Institutions The Congo State in Historical Perspective II: From the Congo Free State to the Democratic Republic of the Congo South Africa: Indigenous African Political Institutions and the Foreign Encounter South Africa: Indigenous African Political Institutions South Africa: Apartheid, the African National Congress (ANC), and Public Service Delivery by the ANC Government, 1948-2006 Fundi Wa Afrika: A New Paradigm of the African State Conclusion : Toward a Federation of African States