1. General Background -- 2. Ethnicity: Theoretical Perspectives -- 3. Nations, Nationalism, National Self-Determination and Nation Size in Theory -- 4. Background to Nations, States and Ethnicity in Africa -- 5. Characteristics of Ethnic Groups in Africa -- 6. Ethnicity as Politics, Economics and Ethnic Conflicts -- 7. Ethnicity and African States: Case Studies -- 8. Towards Positive Ethnicity -- 9. Conclusions
Notes
Some chapters are modified versions of those in the book 'Ethnicity in Africa : towards a positive approach' by the same author
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-176) and index