| Description |
vii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Civil Society and Political Renaissance in Africa / John W. Harbeson -- 2. In Search of Civil Society / Crawford Young -- 3. Civil Society and Political Transitions in Africa / Michael Bratton -- 4. Civil Society and Disengagement in Africa / Victor Azarya -- 5. Strategies of Accumulation and Civil Society in Bushenyi, Uganda: How Dairy Farmers Responded to a Weakened State / Nelson Kasfir -- 6. Associational Life, Civil Society, and Democratization in Ghana / E. Gyimah-Boadi -- 7. Rethinking Civil Society: Gender Implications in Contemporary Tanzania / Aili Mari Tripp -- 8. Civil Society in Zaire: Hidden Resistance and the Use of Personal Ties in Class Struggle / Janet MacGaffey -- 9. The Rise of Civic Associations Among Farmers in Cote d'Ivoire / Jennifer A. Widner -- 10. The Spatial Dimensions of Civil Society in Africa: An Anthropologist Looks at Nigeria / Jane I. Guyer |
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11. Civil Society, Democracy, and Economic Change in Africa: A Dissenting Opinion About Resurgent Societies / Thomas M. Callaghy -- 12. The Interactions Between State and Civil Society in Africa: From Deadlock to New Routines / Donald Rothchild and Letitia Lawson -- 13. Civil Society and the Study of African Politics: A Preliminary Assessment / John W. Harbeson |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Civil society -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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State, The.
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| SUBJECT |
Africa South of the Sahara -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001684
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Africa South of the Sahara -- Social conditions -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001686
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| Author |
Chazan, Naomi, 1946-
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Harbeson, John W. (John Willis), 1938-
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Rothchild, Donald S.
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| LC no. |
93042930 |
| ISBN |
155587360X (alk. paper) |
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