TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forrest,Joshua B.
TI  - Subnationalism in Africa: Ethnicity, Alliances, and Politics 
SN  - 9781626371217
AV  - JQ1873.5.R43 .F677 2004
U1  - 320.54/096 
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Boulder : 
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers, 
KW  - Ethnicity
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Africa
KW  - Ethnicité
KW  - Aspect politique
KW  - Afrique
KW  - Regionalism
KW  - Régionalisme
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626371217
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626371217
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626371217/original
ER  -