Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #316478 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-24
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Synopsis
This is a genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. Following the independence of the Sudan and Ghana in 1956 7, Africans have been engaged in efforts to fashion a workable political and economic dispensation for the post colonial era. Paul Nugent examines the record of African Socialist, Afro Marxist and Capitalist regimes over the first two decades, and explores the retrenchment associated with structural adjustment, as well as the record of multi partyism after 1989. Nugent also addresses the impact of HIV and AIDS, the contagion of warfare and efforts at achieving national reconciliation.

Customer Reviews

Strong comparative analysis
Nugent's comparative framework is very helpful as it allows his text to provide a clear overview at an all-Africa level while also giving space to depth local analysis. A strength of this history rests in its scope as cultural and social comment is located within discussions of political or economic history. During the opening sections of 'Africa Since Independence' Nugent also provides a stimulating survey of theoretical and historiogaphical debates, hence bringing his analysis into dialogues with debates raised by postcolonial, developement or globalization theories.