Authoritarian Africa

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-19-027965-3
Verlag: OUP USA

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

For more than seventy years, authoritarian rule was the dominant form of government in sub-Saharan Africa. Three-quarters of African states have experienced some form of one-party or military rule since 1945. Accessible and engaging, Authoritarian Africa: Repression, Resistance, and the Power of Ideas is the first book to examine this subject from a historical perspective. Exploring the history and legacy of authoritarianism in Africa--from the colonial era until the onset of democracy in the early 1990s--it introduces students to the variety of authoritarian regimes that have existed on the continent, including one-party states, military rule, and personal dictatorships.

This unique text also provides essential new insights, revising the traditional "story" of African authoritarianism by drawing on primary source materials (from songs to statistics) to provide a fresh, original perspective. Looking at what sustained authoritarian rule in Africa over more than a century, the authors consider the phenomenon on its own terms--not simply as a way station on the road to democracy--and in the context of the continent's social, political, intellectual, and economic history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cheeseman, Nic

Fisher, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- List of maps, tables, and figures

- Acknowledgements

- About the Authors

- Series Introduction

- Introduction: Authoritarian Africa

- 1. The defeat of democracy: Big man rule, the colonial legacy, and fragile authoritarianism

- 2. Between tradition and modernity: Identity, ideas, and the building of the authoritarian African state, 1965-1975

- 3. It's the economy, stupid! The economic foundations of authoritarian rule, 1975-1985

- 4. The tail wagging the dog? The international community and African authoritarianism, 1975-2000

- 5. Authoritarian rule 2.0: Multi-party Africa and the struggle for democracy, 1995-2010

- Conclusion. Everyday life, resistance, and the future of African authoritarianism

- Key terms and concepts

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy and International Development. Jonathan Fisher is Reader in African Politics. Both are based in the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham.