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Africa: The Politics of Independence and Unity
Immanuel Wallerstein
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Description for Africa: The Politics of Independence and Unity
Paperback. Provides an analysis of African politics during the period when the colonial system began to disintegrate. Written as Africa was just realizing independence and still reveling in the optimism it brought, this work also examines the African unity movement that arose between 1957 and 1965 and its revolutionary core. Num Pages: 280 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Africa: The Politics of Independence and Unity combines into one edition for the first time Africa: The Politics of Independence and Africa: The Politics of Unity. With a new introduction by the author, this edition provides some of the earliest and most valuable analysis of African politics during the period when the colonial system began to disintegrate. The influential Africa: The Politics of Independence was written as Africa was just realizing independence and still reveling in the optimism it brought. Immanuel Wallerstein was one of the few scholars who had traveled throughout Africa during the collapse of colonial rule. As a ... Read more
Africa: The Politics of Independence and Unity combines into one edition for the first time Africa: The Politics of Independence and Africa: The Politics of Unity. With a new introduction by the author, this edition provides some of the earliest and most valuable analysis of African politics during the period when the colonial system began to disintegrate. The influential Africa: The Politics of Independence was written as Africa was just realizing independence and still reveling in the optimism it brought. Immanuel Wallerstein was one of the few scholars who had traveled throughout Africa during the collapse of colonial rule. As a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803298569
SKU
V9780803298569
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About Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein is a senior research scholar at Yale University and former president of the African Studies Association. He is the author of more than forty books, including The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World and World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction.
Reviews for Africa: The Politics of Independence and Unity
“The treatment of political problems faced by the new nations of Africa is excellent. . . . The volume is highly recommended as an excellent introduction to a broad, difficult subject.”—American Sociological Review “Wallerstein views the movement towards African unity in terms of the interaction and conflict. . . . It is an exciting story, which Wallerstein tells very well ... Read more