African Studies in Social Movements and Democracy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9782869780521)

Trade unions, burial societies, students, religious and gender movements, riots and mafias. Not to mention class. The kaleidoscope of African social movements is complex and broad. But their histories have strong common threads - the experience of past oppression and the constant struggle for an identity that will encompass survival. How have they contributed to the nature of African civil society and the formation of democracy? The chapters are a living dialogue on the interpretation of these movements, and a critical and analytical appraisal of the African intellectual heritage itself. The book brings together a vast array of writers and topics from all over Africa - from bread riots in Tunisia, Communist Parties in Sudan, the "Kaduna Mafia" in Nigeria, burial societies in Zimbabwe, and the working class in Algeria.

Author: Mahmood Mamdani
ISBN-10: 2869780524
ISBN-13: 9782869780521
Publisher: Codesria
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2005
Pages: 636
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.56d