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020 _a9780521191128 (hb : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aJQ1879.A15
_bC536 2015
100 1 _aCheeseman, Nicholas,
_d1979-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aDemocracy in Africa :
_bsuccesses, failures, and the struggle for political reform /
_cNic Cheeseman, University of Oxford.
260 _aNew York
_bCambridge university press
_c2015
300 _axx, 247 pages ;
_c23 cm.
490 1 _aNew approaches to African history ;
_v9
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction: democratization against the odds --
_tFragments of democracy: participation & control in authoritarian Africa --
_tCultures of resistance: civil society & the limits of power --
_tThe second liberation: economic decline, the Cold War & democratization --
_tExporting elections: international donors & the era of democratic dependency --
_tSubverting democracy: the advantages of incumbency & the politics of violence --
_tThe democratic dividend: political competition, populism, and public policy --
_tConclusion: designing democracy to manage diversity and distrust --
_tAppendix 1. the fate of Africa's democratic experiments 1989-2000.
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zAfrica
_xHistory.
650 0 _aDemocratization
_zAfrica
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPolitical parties
_zAfrica
_xHistory.
650 0 _aElections
_zAfrica
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPolitical participation
_zAfrica.
651 0 _aAfrica
_xPolitics and government
_y1960-
651 0 _aAfrica
_xPolitics and government
_y1945-1960.
830 0 _aNew approaches to African history ;
_v9.
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