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African Institutions

Autor Ali A. Mazrui, Francis Wiafe-Amoako
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 noi 2015
Written by the leading scholar on Africa, this comprehensive text examines three key issue areas in Africa: politics, society, and economy. Featuring many case studies, including Kenya, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco, Togo, DRC, Ethiopia, Rwanda, the book provides some explanation of underdevelopment in Africa, linking the historical and colonial realities that hinder democratic consolidation to contemporary African politics, society and economy.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781442239531
ISBN-10: 1442239530
Pagini: 196
Ilustrații: 3 tables
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield

Notă biografică

Ali Al Amin Mazrui was Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University, SUNY. He was also Albert Luthuli Professor-at-Large at the University of Jos in Nigeria and Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large Emeritus and Senior Scholar in Africana Studies at Cornell University. Dr. Mazrui was appointed Chancellor of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. He was also Walter Rodney Professor at the University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana (1997-1998). He has served as Special Advisor to the World Bank, on the Board of Directors of the American Muslim Council, Washington, D.C., and as chair of the Board of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, Washington, D.C. Mazrui has received numerous honors and awards, including the Association of Muslim Social Scientists UK (AMSS UK) Academic Achievement Award (2000). Francis Wiafe-Amoako is an instructor in International relations and security, international development, comparative politics and African politics at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University in Canada. He is also the Director of The Center for Sustained Domestic Security and Development (CESDOSED).

Cuprins

Chapter One: Institutions: An Introduction Francis Wiafe-Amoako Chapter Two: Democracide: Who killed democracy in Africa? Clues of the past, concerns of the future Ali A. Mazrui Chapter Three: Political Ideologies and Democratic Consolidation in Africa Francis Wiafe-Amoako Chapter Four: Gender Roles in Africa: Traditional versus Contemporary Institutions Ali A. Mazrui and Francis Wiafe-Amoako Chapter Five: Legitimacy and Rule: Africa in Search of a Political Order Francis Wiafe-Amoako Chapter Six: Democracy and the Politics of Petroleum: Comparative African Perspectives Ali A. Mazrui Chapter Seven: Uhuru Bado Kidogo : Africäs condition of ¿Not Yet Uhurü Ali A. Mazrui Chapter Eight: ¿Katiba Na Kabilä: If African Politics Are Ethnic-Prone, Can African Constitutions Be Ethnic-Proof? Ali A. Mazrui Resources About the Authors

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Written by the leading scholar on Africa, this comprehensive text examines three key issue areas in Africa: politics, society, and economy. Featuring many case studies, including Kenya, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco, Togo, DRC, Ethiopia, Rwanda, the ...