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Political life among the Wolof (the largest and most powerful of Senegal's 'tribal' groups) is the principal theme of this collection of essays. The focus of study is on African political leadership, in towns and villages. Within the constraints of alien control or influence, it is argued, cultural and organisational barriers have consistently allowed a wide range of initiative to African leaders and communities in a creative and flexible adjustment to new and unfamiliar demands. Exploration of this African initiative in various contexts suggests a complex, fascinating pattern of cultural and structural interaction. The multidisciplinary approach to politics in these essays will interest historians and social anthropologists as well as political scientists. These studies are indeed relevant to any student of the problems of 'underdeveloped' societies involved in the modern state. Parts of the essays have been published elsewhere, but all have been extensively revised, updated and integrated to a coherent pattern of analysis.
Social stratification --- Senegal --- Wolofs --- Community leadership --- Politics and government --- Case studies --- Sénégal --- Politique et gouvernement --- Wolof (African people) --- -Wolof (African people) --- -#SBIB:324H71 --- #SBIB:328H419 --- Jolof (African people) --- Oulaf (African people) --- Volof (African people) --- Walof (African people) --- Yallof (African people) --- Ethnology --- Community life --- Community power --- Leadership --- Politieke verandering: modernisatie, democratisering, regional development --- Instellingen en beleid: andere Afrikaanse landen --- Politics and government. --- Sénégal --- #SBIB:324H71 --- Arts and Humanities --- History --- Wolof (African people) - Politics and government --- Senegal - Politics and government
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The West African states have reached maturity. This new volume - appearing a decade after the successful West African States: Failure and Promise - provides up-to-date studies of nine states, including Chad, Burkina Faso and Cameroon, which were neglected in the earlier volume, and introduces contemporary theories of West African politics. The book reflects changes on the ground and also in academic debate, notably the remarkable retreat of dependency theory and Marxian analysis and the rise of free-market theorising by both governments and scholars. The volume also contains important observations on the political importance of religious fundamentalism in the region, and the growth of sub-national forms of political activity. The writers are well-known scholars in the field, and include contributors to the influential journal Politique Africaine. This will be a useful textbook for everyone interested in African politics, but it is also a provocative contribution to the debate on the nature of the state and political processes in Africa.
Political systems --- West Africa --- Africa, West --- Afrique occidentale --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- 321 <6> --- #SBIB:328H41 --- Politieke organisatie. Staten als politieke machten. Regeringsvormen--Afrika --- Instellingen en beleid: Afrika: comparatief / diverse landen --- 321 <6> Politieke organisatie. Staten als politieke machten. Regeringsvormen--Afrika --- Social Sciences --- Political Science --- Africa, West - Politics and government - 1960 --- -Africa, West --- -Africa, West - Politics and government - 1960 --- -#SBIB:328H41
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