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Issues in the Contemporary Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa

The Dynamics of Struggle and Resistance

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Graham Harrison

    1. Department of Politics, University of Sheffield, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introducing Political Struggle as Contemporary African Politics

    • Graham Harrison
    Pages 1-22

  3. Peasants, Politics and the Struggle for Development

    • Graham Harrison
    Pages 23-49

  4. The Politics of Debt and Social Struggle

    • Graham Harrison
    Pages 50-77

  5. Contesting Democratization

    • Graham Harrison
    Pages 78-104

  6. New African Identities, New Forms of Struggle?

    • Graham Harrison
    Pages 105-123

  7. Political Struggle as History

    • Graham Harrison
    Pages 124-154

  8. Defending the Ideal of Struggle

    • Graham Harrison
    Pages 155-159

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 160-190
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Graham Harrison investigates contemporary African politics by privileging the dynamics of political struggle and resistance. Through the analysis of peasant politics, debt and structural adjustment, democratization and identity politics, the author shows the importance of resistance and agency. Detailed studies of Mozambique, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso demonstrate how political organization and resistance have been closely ingrained in particular post-colonial trajectories. An original and refreshing approach to the study of African politics, this will be a useful textbook for upper level undergraduates and postgraduate students.

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'interesting, well considered, and skilfully applies the main themes through recourse to examples...a valuable addition to the teaching material on African politics...[It] will be welcomed by teachers of African politics and international relations who will find it useful in a classroom setting'. - Chris Alden, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Politics, University of Sheffield, UK

    Graham Harrison

About the author

GRAHAM HARRISON is Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of The Politics of Democratization in Rural Mozambique.

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