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Subnationalism in Africa : Ethnicity, Alliances, and Politics / Joshua B. Forrest.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (279 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626371217
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.54/096
LOC classification:
  • JQ1873.5.R43 .F677 2004
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- 1. The Rise of Subnationalism in Africa -- 2. The Historical Context -- 3. The Contemporary Context -- 4. Cultural Mosaics -- 5. Persistent Regionalism -- 6. Secession Achieved -- 7. Rebelling Alone -- 8. Leaders and Rebels -- 9. Reclaiming the Kingdom -- 10. Back Toward the Future -- 11. Reconstructing African Polities -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: The trend toward subnationalist autonomy—and away from the development of singular, state-centric political systems based on the Western model—is one of the most striking phenomena in Africa today. Joshua Forrest analyzes the expansion of ethnic subnationalist movements in the postcolonial period, the reasons behind their growth, and their implications for African politics.Forrest ranges across the continent to explore a variety of subnational movements. Without minimizing the crucial role played by manipulative ethnic elites in fomenting subnationalist movements, he points to the intercommunity and interethnic alliances that underpin the most successful movements. This trend, he suggests, may presage a gradual reconfiguration of the political map of Africa in a way that is more reflective of indigenously rooted political culture, a culture that embodies a distinctive respect for local and territorial autonomy.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- 1. The Rise of Subnationalism in Africa -- 2. The Historical Context -- 3. The Contemporary Context -- 4. Cultural Mosaics -- 5. Persistent Regionalism -- 6. Secession Achieved -- 7. Rebelling Alone -- 8. Leaders and Rebels -- 9. Reclaiming the Kingdom -- 10. Back Toward the Future -- 11. Reconstructing African Polities -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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The trend toward subnationalist autonomy—and away from the development of singular, state-centric political systems based on the Western model—is one of the most striking phenomena in Africa today. Joshua Forrest analyzes the expansion of ethnic subnationalist movements in the postcolonial period, the reasons behind their growth, and their implications for African politics.Forrest ranges across the continent to explore a variety of subnational movements. Without minimizing the crucial role played by manipulative ethnic elites in fomenting subnationalist movements, he points to the intercommunity and interethnic alliances that underpin the most successful movements. This trend, he suggests, may presage a gradual reconfiguration of the political map of Africa in a way that is more reflective of indigenously rooted political culture, a culture that embodies a distinctive respect for local and territorial autonomy.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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