A Political History Of The Gambia 1816 1994
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A Political History of the Gambia 1816 1994
Author | : Arnold Hughes,David Perfect |
Publsiher | : Rochester Studies in African H |
Total Pages | : 549 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1580461263 |
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The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government.
Historical Dictionary of The Gambia
Author | : David Perfect |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 615 |
Release | : 2016-05-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781442265264 |
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When The Gambia achieved its independence from Great Britain on 18 February 1965, as mainland Africa’s smallest state, its future seemed uncertain. It retained this status for nearly 30 years, An attempted coup d’état in July 1981 was put down, but, ironically, when other African states were returning to democratic government, Gambian democracy finally succumbed to a military coup on 22 July 1994. While civilian rule was restored in 1996, full democracy was not and a number of subsequent presidential and parliamentary elections have been far from free and fair, while The Gambia’s human rights record has been very poor since 1994. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Gambia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Gambia.
Culture and Customs of Gambia
Author | : Abdoulaye S. Saine Ph.D. |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2012-04-13 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9798216069447 |
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Ideal for high school and undergraduate students, this addition to the Culture and Customs of Africa series examines the contemporary cultures and traditions of modern Gambia, from religious customs to literature to cuisine and much more. This title in the Culture and Customs of Africa series examines the traditions and customs of contemporary Gambia, a geographically tiny nation in the vast landscape of Africa that is home to a large number of various ethnic groups, each with its own distinctive way of life. It is a country that has been largely unknown in Western culture, with the exception of Alex Haley's book Roots and subsequent TV series, which highlights Gambia's historic significance in the slave trade. This book illuminates Gambian religion and worldview; literature and media; arts and architecture/housing; gender roles, marriage, and family; social customs, traditional dress, cuisine, and lifestyle; and music and dance. The author has successfully encapsulated both long-ago history and contemporary Gambia to provide students with a complete look at life in Gambia today. Information on past traditions and historic events is discussed in the context of how they pertain to life today and their influence on the constant evolution of Gambian life and culture.
The Politics of Senegambian Integration 1958 1994
Author | : Jeggan Colley Senghor |
Publsiher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 3039111329 |
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This study focuses on the experience in state-managed cooperation and integration between The Gambia and Senegal. Specifically, it examines the nexus between national politics in The Gambia and inter-state cooperation in Senegambia; that is, the impact and implications of politics in The Gambia on the process of cooperation with Senegal in functional areas. The Senegambia case is a microcosm of the African dilemma of reconciling the ideological imperative of African unity and regional integration, recently enshrined in the Constitutive Act of the African Union, and the primordial reality of protecting national statehood and particularistic interests. The experience is instructive in many ways. It is indicative of the problems that arise in any scheme to promote integration between countries with distinctly different colonial heritages. The Senegambia case demonstrates that integration is more problematic after statehood has been achieved, if only because the rewards of statehood are more immediate whereas those of integration and unity are more distant. Then also this case demonstrates that integration can be perceived as a threat to national sovereignty by one or both parties; in fact, sovereignty is often very fragile in these states and is jealously guarded. Finally, the experience reveals the complexities and intricacies of achieving union between African states and demonstrates the tension between constructing a national political state and responding to the demands of inter-national economic integration.
Dictionary of African Biography
Author | : Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong,Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 3382 |
Release | : 2012-02-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780195382075 |
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From the Pharaohs to Fanon, Dictionary of African Biography provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of the men and women who shaped Africa's history. Unprecedented in scale, DAB covers the whole continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatsheput of Egypt (1490-1468 BC) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (243-183 BC), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (1909-1972), Miriam Makeba and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (1918 -).
Soldiers in Revolt
Author | : Maggie Dwyer |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2018-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780190911652 |
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Soldiers in Revolt examines the understudied phenomenon of military mutinies in Africa. Through interviews with former mutineers in Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, and The Gambia, the book provides a unique and intimate perspective on those who take the risky decision to revolt. This view from the lower ranks is key to comprehending the internal struggles that can threaten a military's ability to function effectively. Maggie Dwyer's detailed accounts of specific revolts are complemented by an original dataset of West African mutinies covering more than fifty years, allowing for the identification of trends. Her book shows the complex ways mutineers often formulate and interpret their grievances against a backdrop of domestic and global politics. Just as mutineers have been influenced by the political landscape, so too have they shaped it. Mutinies have challenged political and military leaders, spurred social unrest, led to civilian casualties, threatened peacekeeping efforts and, in extreme cases, resulted in international interventions. Soldiers in Revolt offers a better understanding of West African mutinies and mutinies in general, valuable not only for military studies but for anyone interested in the complex dynamics of African states.
Generations in Africa
Author | : Erdmute Alber,Sjaak van der Geest,Susan Reynolds Whyte |
Publsiher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Conflict of generations |
ISBN | : 9783825807153 |
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Though long neglected in anthropological research, the connections and conflicts between generations are at the heart of social processes. In this book, sixteen studies examine relations between generations of kin and between historical and political generations. The topics range from grandmother's cooking, migrant remittances, youth unemployment, teenage pregnancy, Valentine's Day, and hip hop music, to respect, religious virtue, gerontocracy, memory, wisdom, complaint, and the meaning of tradition. Together they reinvigorate and expand the old anthropological interest in generation, showing how necessary it is to understanding contemporary African societies.
Historical Dictionary of The Gambia
Author | : Arnold Hughes,David Perfect |
Publsiher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2008-09-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780810862609 |
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The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of The Gambia_through its chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, institutions, and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_provides an important reference on this burgeoning African country.