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Africa's big men : predatory state-society relations in Africa / edited by Kenneth Kalu, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso and Toyin Falola. - xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Global Africa ; 7 . - Global Africa ; 7. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Kenneth Kalu, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso and Toyin Falola -- The postcolonial African state and its citizens / Kenneth Kalu -- Africas "big men" and the African state / Kenneth Kalu -- Women, inclusive citizenship and the African state / Cheryl O'Brien and Adryan Wallace -- Women's political empowerment and the politics of citizenship in Nigeria and Tanzania / Olajide A. Akanji -- Digital citizenship in Africa's fractured social order / Emmanuel Chijioke Ogbonna -- Civil society and the African state / Alex Ng'oma -- Youth and big men politics / Ngozi Nwogwugwu -- Culture and religion in Africa: social transformation and tools for exploitation / Susan Mbula Kilonzo -- Pastocracy: performing pentecostal politics in Africa / Abimbola Adunni Adelakun -- Ethnic identity politics and the sustenance of Africa's predatory state / Gashawbeza W. Bekele and Adebayo Oyebade -- Accountability theory and democracy in Nigeria / Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso and Adigun Agbaje -- State-society relations and nature of economic growth in Africa / Samuel Zalanga -- The social impact of Africa's predatory state-society relations / Samuel O. Oloruntoba -- Africa's "big men" in the continent's democratic experiments / Ernest Toochi Aniche.

ISBN: 9781138559332 1138559334 9781138559349 1138559342

LCCN: 2017047103

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB852504 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018795803 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Since 1960

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dictatorship--Africa.
Political culture--Africa.
Dictature--Afrique.
89.40 internal relations of the state: general.
Dictatorship.
Political culture.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Demokratisierung
Politische Identit�at
Politische Kultur
Staat
Staatsangeh�origkeit
Zivilgesellschaft
Totalitarisme--Afrique.
Culture politique--Afrique.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa--Politics and government--1960-
Africa--Social conditions--1960-
Afrique--Politique et gouvernement--1960-
Afrique--Conditions sociales--1960-
Africa.
Afrika
Africa.
Afrique--Politique et gouvernement--1960-....
Afrique--Conditions sociales--1960-....

LC Class. No.: JQ1879.A15 / A374 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 320.96