Subnationalism in Africa: Ethnicity, Alliances, and PoliticsThis examination of the politics of ethnicity and nation-building in Africa stresses the trend towards subnationalist autonomy and away from a singular, state-centric system based on the Western model. Forrest ranges across the continent to explore a variety of subnational movements. |
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Contents
List of Maps | 1 |
The Historical Context | 25 |
The Contemporary Context | 53 |
Cameroon | 62 |
Cultural Mosaics | 77 |
Sudan | 79 |
Senegal and Casamance | 89 |
Persistent Regionalism | 105 |
Leaders and Rebels | 175 |
Angola | 177 |
Namibia | 183 |
Reclaiming the Kingdom | 195 |
South Africa | 202 |
Back Toward the Future | 213 |
Ghana | 218 |
Nigeria | 225 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 107 |
Secession Achieved | 133 |
Eritrea | 134 |
Somaliland and Somalia | 141 |
Rebelling Alone | 153 |
Ethiopia | 155 |
Reconstructing African Polities | 235 |
| 255 | |
| 273 | |
About the Book | 279 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Subnationalism in Africa: Ethnicity, Alliances, and Politics |
| Author | Joshua Forrest |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1588262278, 9781588262271 |
| Length | 279 pages |
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