Title The illusion of the post-colonial state : governance and security challenges in Africa / W. Alade Fawole

Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Series African governance and development African governance and development. Contents Preface: is Africa post-colonial, neo-colonial, or post-colonized? -- Part I: Colonial rule, disengagement and the post-colonial state -- Introduction and conceptual discourse -- Colonial rule and the political architecture of the post-colonial state -- The grant of independence: imperialist conspiracy and the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Britain and the orchestration of pseudo-decolonization -- The role of France in the subversion of the post-colonial state -- Portugal: forced decolonization and its consequences -- The United States and the political and economic destabilization of Africa -- Part II: Regional examples of illusive post-colonial states -- Nigeria: the illusive post-colony -- Mali: from instability to insurgency and near obliteration -- Somalia: from state collapse to rogue state -- Algeria: descent into dictatorship -- Democratic republic of Congo: the colony that never became a state -- Mozambique: from revolutionary possibilities to contrived instability and state failure -- Contemporary nation-building, governance, and security challenges in Africa -- Conclusion: The illusive post-colonial state: what hope for survival? Summary This broadly interdisciplinary book offers deep insight into Africa's colonial history for an understanding and explication of contemporary governance crises, security challenges, and state failure on the continent. It traverses political science, political economy, sociology, African history, and African studies in general Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Postcolonialism -- Africa HISTORY -- Africa -- General. Colonial influence Politics and government Postcolonialism SUBJECT Africa -- Colonial influence Africa -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001570 Subject Africa Form Electronic book LC no. 2018024116 ISBN 9781498564618 1498564615

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