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A study of how Western-style democracy has been imposed upon Africa

Trade Review
'An eloquent, accessible and above all, ambitious study of democracy across the continent of Africa' -- The European Journal of Developmental Research
'This well-informed study starts from the premise that Western-style democracy has never been appropriate in Africa and is unlikely to catch on anytime soon' -- Foreign Affairs

Table of Contents
Preface
Maps
1. Introduction
2. Ethnicity in Quasi-Polyarchies
3. Harnessing Authoritarian Development
4. The Democratic Potential of Democratic Education
5. An Authoritarian Circus: Sudan from NIF to
6. Multi-Party Democracy
7. Sierra Leone: Democratising Anarchy
8. Nigeria: Democracy, Ethnicity and Faith
9. Southern African Democracies and
10. South Africa's Resilience
11. Minorities in First-Past-the Post
Bibliography
Index

African Democracies and African Politics

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/08/2001
      ISBN13: 9780745317243, 978-0745317243
      ISBN10: 0745317243

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of how Western-style democracy has been imposed upon Africa

      Trade Review
      'An eloquent, accessible and above all, ambitious study of democracy across the continent of Africa' -- The European Journal of Developmental Research
      'This well-informed study starts from the premise that Western-style democracy has never been appropriate in Africa and is unlikely to catch on anytime soon' -- Foreign Affairs

      Table of Contents
      Preface
      Maps
      1. Introduction
      2. Ethnicity in Quasi-Polyarchies
      3. Harnessing Authoritarian Development
      4. The Democratic Potential of Democratic Education
      5. An Authoritarian Circus: Sudan from NIF to
      6. Multi-Party Democracy
      7. Sierra Leone: Democratising Anarchy
      8. Nigeria: Democracy, Ethnicity and Faith
      9. Southern African Democracies and
      10. South Africa's Resilience
      11. Minorities in First-Past-the Post
      Bibliography
      Index

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