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Africa Since Independence: A Comparative History (1st ed. 2004) by Paul Nugent is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Africa Since Independence: A Comparative History (1st ed. 2004) about?
[check out the updated 2nd ed. 2012, available in z-library!]This is a genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. It addresses the differential legacies of British, French, Portuguese, Belgian and Spanish colonialism as well as the unique qualities of imperial Ethiopia and Liberia. Paul Nugent analyses boundary problems, the reshaping of territorial structures and the contrasting ideological paths followed by civilian and military regimes. The book ends with a look at the interplay between structural adjustment, ethnicity, democratization and the impact of NGOs. A state-level perspective is balanced by a sensitivity to popular culture.
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Paul Nugent
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780333682739
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, African History, Humanities
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