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Author Fawole, W. Alade, author.
Title The illusion of the post-colonial state : governance and security challenges in Africa / W. Alade Fawole.
Publisher Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2018]


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Descript xviii, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
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Contents Preface: is Africa post-colonial, neo-colonial, or post-colonized? -- Part I: Colonial rule, disengagement and the post-colonial state -- Introduction and conceptual discourse -- Colonial rule and the political architecture of the post-colonial state -- The grant of independence: imperialist conspiracy and the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Britain and the orchestration of pseudo-decolonization -- The role of France in the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Portugal: forced decolonization and its consequences -- The United States and the political and economic destabilization of Africa -- Part II: Regional examples of illusive post-colonial states -- Nigeria: the illusive post-colony -- Mali: from instability to insurgency and near obliteration -- Somalia: from state collapse to rogue state -- Algeria: descent into dictatorship -- Democratic republic of Congo: the colony that never became a state -- Mozambique: from revolutionary possibilities to contrived instability and state failure -- Contemporary nation-building, governance, and security challenges in Africa -- Conclusion: The illusive post-colonial state: what hope for survival?.
ISBN 9781498564601
1498564607
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Author Fawole, W. Alade, author.
Series African governance and development
African governance and development.
Subject Postcolonialism -- Africa.
Africa -- Colonial influence.
Africa -- Politics and government.
Descript xviii, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
Content text
Media unmediated
Carrier volume
Contents Preface: is Africa post-colonial, neo-colonial, or post-colonized? -- Part I: Colonial rule, disengagement and the post-colonial state -- Introduction and conceptual discourse -- Colonial rule and the political architecture of the post-colonial state -- The grant of independence: imperialist conspiracy and the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Britain and the orchestration of pseudo-decolonization -- The role of France in the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Portugal: forced decolonization and its consequences -- The United States and the political and economic destabilization of Africa -- Part II: Regional examples of illusive post-colonial states -- Nigeria: the illusive post-colony -- Mali: from instability to insurgency and near obliteration -- Somalia: from state collapse to rogue state -- Algeria: descent into dictatorship -- Democratic republic of Congo: the colony that never became a state -- Mozambique: from revolutionary possibilities to contrived instability and state failure -- Contemporary nation-building, governance, and security challenges in Africa -- Conclusion: The illusive post-colonial state: what hope for survival?.
ISBN 9781498564601
1498564607
Author Fawole, W. Alade, author.
Series African governance and development
African governance and development.
Subject Postcolonialism -- Africa.
Africa -- Colonial influence.
Africa -- Politics and government.
LOCATION SHELVED AT LOAN TYPE STATUS
 BJL Reading Room 1st floor HDC  DT31 .F34 2018  4 WEEK LOAN  AVAILABLE

Subject Postcolonialism -- Africa.
Africa -- Colonial influence.
Africa -- Politics and government.
Descript xviii, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
Content text
Media unmediated
Carrier volume
Contents Preface: is Africa post-colonial, neo-colonial, or post-colonized? -- Part I: Colonial rule, disengagement and the post-colonial state -- Introduction and conceptual discourse -- Colonial rule and the political architecture of the post-colonial state -- The grant of independence: imperialist conspiracy and the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Britain and the orchestration of pseudo-decolonization -- The role of France in the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Portugal: forced decolonization and its consequences -- The United States and the political and economic destabilization of Africa -- Part II: Regional examples of illusive post-colonial states -- Nigeria: the illusive post-colony -- Mali: from instability to insurgency and near obliteration -- Somalia: from state collapse to rogue state -- Algeria: descent into dictatorship -- Democratic republic of Congo: the colony that never became a state -- Mozambique: from revolutionary possibilities to contrived instability and state failure -- Contemporary nation-building, governance, and security challenges in Africa -- Conclusion: The illusive post-colonial state: what hope for survival?.
ISBN 9781498564601
1498564607
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