The last 30 years of African political history has followed a
cycle from the euphoria of independence to the depression of
economic recession and autocracy to the new era of euphoria as the
democracy movement sweeps the continent. This reference handbook
offers an analytical survey of research on African political
history for this period, 1960-1990. Fifteen leading scholars
address overall patterns, changing perspectives, and areas
requiring additional research from nine different national and
regional viewpoints. This expert assessment of the significant
literature on African political affairs should be of great value to
political scientists, historians, and specialists in African
affairs.
The handbook is divided into three parts. The first presents
continent-wide responses to political and social change
highlighting the work of the first generation of African political
scientists. Analyses of studies of development administration and
international relations are included in this section. The second
part contains five regional surveys covering political history,
colonialism, nationalism, the post-colonial state, war, and foreign
relations. The regions are Eastern Africa, Southern Africa,
Equatorial Africa, Portuguese-speaking Africa, and the Horn. Four
country studies make up the third part: Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana,
Nigeria, and South Africa. An appendix listing social science
research centers in the sub-Saharan area and a general bibliography
on African politics complete this fully indexed volume.
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