Africa since independence
Subtitle: a comparative history
By: Paul Nugent
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer; Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Basingstoke, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 653
ISBN-13: 9780230272873; 9780230272880
Subjects: Politics and government; Decolonization
Description: This work presents a comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. It looks at the legacies of the various colonialist nations and analyzes territorial and boundary issues, as well as the contrasting ideological paths of the various African regimes.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-634) and index.