An Introduction to the Politics of Tropical Africa

This wide-ranging and informative introduction to politics in tropical Africa, first published in 1984, is essential reading to students, businessmen, government officials and economic advisers alike. Situating the contemporary scene firmly in its historical context, which stresses both pre-colonial and colonial heritages, he emphasizes how politicians are constrained by the past, the physical environment and the world’s economy, yet still retain freedom of choice on a wide range of issues. The book is thematically organised and provides both an overview of the general similarities of the continent and also enough detail to flesh out the realities of tribalism and corruption, as well as illustrating the variations that inevitably occur in a continent of sovereign states.

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Hodder-Williams, Richard

Africa

George Allen Unwin

<p>This informative book: An Introduction to the Politics of Tropical Africa is interesting. It is nit easy to make sense of the politics if tropical Africa. For a long time there has been a need fir a book which goes beyond the often simplistic and undifferentiated generalization offered in the media to provide and a readable and scholarly account of the variety and complexity of politics in the continent.</p>

Unwin Hyman

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Politics and International Relations: An Introduction to the Politics of Tropical Africa (Routledge Library Editions: Development, Vol. 81)

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An introduction to the politics of tropical africa

The rise to prominence of judges may seem new to Europeans but it is of course not new to the citizens of the United States of America. 150 years ago Alexis de Tocqueville observed that there was scarcely a question which divided the American people that did not end up in the Supreme Court for resolution. Anybody interested in the interplay between the judicial and political functions of a contemporary democracy must take a good look at the United States. This book does just that.It examines how this has taken place over the last half century and asks why it has happened. It discusses the role of men like Lord Denning in Britain or Earl Warren in the United States, who had the strength of character and self-belief to challenge old orthodoxies and help usher in new values and expectations.The shifting balance between the judicial and the political institutions of government is important because it reflects important changes in our political systems. This book is intended to set the debate in a context which is readily comprehensible to any interested and intelligent citizen.

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