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About This Volume | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Illustrations, Tables, and Boxes | |
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About the Author | |
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Introduction | |
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Understanding African Politics and Society | |
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Africa Is a Rich Mosaic of Diversity | |
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Necessity of a Continental Perspective | |
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To Understand the Present, One Must Understand the Past | |
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A Continent in Transformation | |
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Influential Impact of the International System | |
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Central Importance of the Domestic Dimension | |
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Balancing Afro-Pessimism and Afro-Optimism | |
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Undertaking Further Research | |
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Historical Context | |
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Politics and Economics of the Precolonial Independence Era (Before 1884) | |
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Segmented Political Systems | |
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Band Organization | |
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Classical Segmented System | |
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Universalistic Segmented System | |
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Ritually Stratified Segmented System | |
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Autonomous Village System | |
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Centralized Political Systems | |
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Pyramidal Monarchy | |
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Associational Monarchy | |
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Centralized Monarchy | |
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Economic Systems and Trade | |
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Diplomacy and Warfare | |
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Women and Gender | |
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Political and Economic Impacts of Colonialism (1884-1951) | |
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Early Contacts with Europe and the Arab World | |
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Imposition of Direct Colonial Rule | |
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Political-Military Impacts of Colonialism | |
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Application of the European Nation-State System to Africa | |
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Division of African Nations among Several States | |
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Incorporation of Several African Nations into One State | |
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Destruction of Traditional Checks-and-Balances | |
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Reinforcement of Patriarchal Forms of Governance | |
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Authoritarian Political Legacy | |
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Socioeconomic Impacts of Colonialism | |
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Creation of Closed Economic Systems | |
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Creation of Export-Oriented Mono-Crop or Mono-Mineral Economies | |
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Promotion of Perverse Infrastructural Development | |
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Strengthening of Gender Bias in National Development | |
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Authoritarian Legacy of the State | |
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Nationalism and the Emergence of the Contemporary Independence Era (1951-Present) | |
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Trends in African Nationalism | |
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Domestic Influences on the Rise of Nationalism | |
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Creation of Administrative Centers and the Rise of Urbanization | |
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Educational Training and Development | |
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Formation and Spread of Voluntary Associations | |
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International Influences on the Rise of Nationalism | |
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Spread of Pan-Africanism | |
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Involvement of African Soldiers in World War I and World War II | |
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Demonstration Effect of Decolonization in Asia | |
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Shifting Structure of the International System | |
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Self-Determination and the Rise of Secessionist Movements | |
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Sociocultural Environment | |
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Ethnicity and Class | |
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Ethnic Dimension of African Politics and Society | |
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Ethnic Intermediaries and the Creation of Ethnic Compacts | |
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Ethnic Violence and the Breakdown of Ethnic Compacts | |
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Class Dimension of African Politics and Society | |
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Class Divisions in African Society | |
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Class Cooperation and Conflict | |
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Competing Explanations of the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970) | |
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Perceiving Events through an Ethnic Lens | |
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Perceiving Events through a Class Lens | |
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Continuing Debate | |
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Ideology and the Politics of Development | |
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Evolution of African Development Ideologies | |
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Ideology and Development Choice | |
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Primary Purpose of Development | |
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Primary Engine of Development | |
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Role of Agriculture in National Development | |
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Perception of the Rural Peasantry | |
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Role of Foreign Powers and Investment | |
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Ideology and Development Performance | |
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Economic Growth | |
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Socioeconomic Equality | |
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Autonomy from Foreign Control | |
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Human Dignity | |
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Political Participation | |
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Toward a Capitalist-Socialist Hybrid? | |
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Politics of the African Novel | |
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Political Dilemmas Faced by the African Novelist | |
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Political Themes of the African Novel during the Early Years | |
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Re-Creation of Africa's Past | |
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Colonial Intrusion | |
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Colonial Injustice | |
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Nationalism and Independence | |
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Disenchantment with Elites | |
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Freedom as Despair | |
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Status of Women in African Society | |
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Emergence of Politically Committed African Novelists | |
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Neglected Popular Elements of Society | |
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Destructive Nature of Societal Divisions | |
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Promoting Gender Equality | |
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Nuruddin Farah and the Politics of Commitment in Somalia | |
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Early Years as Critic of Social Injustice | |
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Qualified Optimism after the 1969 Military Coup d'Etat | |
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Opposition to the Dictatorship of Siad Barre | |
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Evolving African Identity | |
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Politics of the African Novel in Perspective | |
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Continuity and Change in Governance | |
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State and Civil Society | |
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Concentration of State Power at the Expense of Civil Society | |
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Africanization of the State | |
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Bureaucratic Expansion and the Growth of Parastatals | |
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Dismantling of Institutional Checks-and-Balances | |
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Co-Optation and the Silencing of Civil Society | |
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Expansion of the Coercive Apparatus | |
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Creation of Personal Rule Networks | |
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Crisis of the State and the Resurgence of Civil Society | |
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Deepening Economic Crisis | |
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Growing Inability to Provide Social Goods | |
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Resurgence of Civil Society | |
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Intensification of Domestic Violence and Conflict | |
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In Search of a State-Society Balance | |
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Military Coups d'Etat and Military Governance | |
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Trends in Military Coups d'Etat | |
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Role of the Military in Political Governance | |
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Civilian Supremacy Model | |
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Watchdog Model | |
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Balance Wheel Model | |
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Direct Rule Model | |
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Social Transformation Model | |
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Myths Concerning the Effectiveness of Military Governance | |
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Military Enjoys Greater Legitimacy | |
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Military Rule Is More Efficient | |
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Military Is Best Able to Maintain Stability | |
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Military Constitutes a Better Unifying Structure | |
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Military Is Best Prepared to Promote Development | |
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Demilitarization and Transitions to Civilian Rule | |
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Democratic Experiments and Multiparty Politics | |
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Establishment of Single-Party Political Systems | |
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Political Transition and Experimentation with Multiparty Politics | |
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Change via Multiparty Elections | |
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Change via the National Conference | |
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Guided Democratization | |
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Co-Opted Transitions | |
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Authoritarian Reaction | |
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Civil War and Contested Sovereignty | |
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Democratic Consolidation or Decay? | |
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Foreign Relations | |
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Foreign Policy Making and the Pursuit of Pan-Africanism | |
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Understanding the Foreign Policy-Making Context | |
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President and Bureaucracies of the Executive Branch | |
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Role of National Legislatures in Foreign Policy | |
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Foreign Policy Impact of Nongovernmental Actors | |
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Pan-Africanism and the Search for African Unity | |
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Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration | |
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Africa in World Politics | |
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Role of Foreign Powers | |
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Great Powers and African during the Cold War (1947-1989) | |
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Complementary Interests among the Western Powers | |
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Africa as a Proxy Battlefield for East-West Conflict | |
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Contradictions in the Search for Allies | |
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Cold War to Cold Peace (1989-Present) | |
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Evolving Foreign Policy Interests | |
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Economic Competition among the Great Powers | |
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Rhetoric versus Reality in Support for Democratization | |
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Involvement in the United Nations | |
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Influence of International Financial Institutions | |
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Evolving Equation of Military Intervention | |
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Rival Theoretical Perspectives | |
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Study of Africa in the Liberal Tradition | |
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Predominance of Modernization Theory (1950s-Early 1960s) | |
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Rise of Modernization Revisionism (Late 1960s) | |
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Concern with Stability and the Politics of Order (Late 1960s-Early 1970s) | |
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Demands for Policy Relevance and Public Policy Research (Mid-1970s-1980s) | |
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New Directions (1990s-Present) | |
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Study of Africa in the Critical Tradition | |
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Dependency Theory and the Development of Underdevelopment (Late 1960s-Early 1970s) | |
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Circulationist Revisions of Dependency Theory (1970s) | |
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Marxism's Impact on the Development of Critical Thought (Early 1970s) | |
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Marxism and the Emergence of a Neo-Marxist School of Thought (Late 1970s-1980s) | |
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New Directions (1990s-Present) | |
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List of Acronyms | |
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Country Name Changes in Africa during the Contemporary Independence Era | |
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Political Leadership in Africa during the Contemporary Independence Era | |
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Index | |