TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nugent,Paul
TI  - Africa since independence
SN  - 9780230272880
AV  - DT30.5 NUG 2012
U1  - 960.32 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Africa
KW  - History
KW  - 1960-
N1  - First edition published 2004; Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-634) and index; Map 1 : Africa showing dates of independence --; Introduction : the basis of comparison --; 1; African independence : poisoned chalice or cup of plenty? --; 2; A profile of Africa at independence --; 3; The shape of things to come : irredentism, secessionism and the Pan-African ideal --; 4; Modernity and tradition, power and prestige : monarchs, chiefs and politicians, 1956-74 --; 5; 'Ism schisms' : African socialism and home-grown capitalism, 1960-85 --; 6; Khaki fatigue : military rule in Africa, 1960-95 --; 7; Second liberation : guerrilla warfare, township revolt and the search for a new social order --; 8; Invasion of the acronyms : SAPs, AIDS and the NGO takeover --; 9; Democracy rediscovered : popular protest, elite mobilisation and the return of multipartyism, 1990-2011 --; 10; Millennial Africa : the national question revisited
ER  -