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A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994 (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,151
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A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994 (Paperback): Arnold Hughes, David Perfect

A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994 (Paperback)

Arnold Hughes, David Perfect

Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora

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The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government. A Political History of the Gambia: 1816-1994 is the first complete account of the political history of the former British West African dependency to be written. It makes use of much hitherto unconsulted or unavailable British and Gambian official and private documentary sources, as well as interviews with many Gambian politicians and former British colonial officials. The first part of the book charts the origins and characteristics of modern politics in colonial Bathurst (Banjul) and its expansion into the Gambian interior (Protectorate) in the two decades after World War II. By independence in 1965, older urban-based parties in the capital had been defeated bya new, rural-based political organisation, the People's Progressive Party (PPP). The second part of the book analyzes the means by which the PPP, under President Sir Dawda Jawara, succeeded in defeating both existing and new rival political parties and an attempted coup in 1981. The book closes with an explanation of the demise of the PPP at the hands of an army coup in 1994. The book not only establishes those distinctive aspects ofGambian political history, but also relates these to the wider regional and African context, during the colonial and independence periods.

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Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
Release date: July 2008
First published: 2008
Authors: Arnold Hughes • David Perfect
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 549
ISBN-13: 978-1-58046-126-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > African history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN: 1-58046-126-3
Barcode: 9781580461269

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