African Politics and Society in the 21St Century

African Politics and Society in the 21St Century
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 451
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ISBN-10 : 9781481786898
ISBN-13 : 148178689X
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Book Synopsis African Politics and Society in the 21St Century by : Tyodzua Atim

Download or read book African Politics and Society in the 21St Century written by Tyodzua Atim and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than one hundred years of statehood, most African countries are still facing serious challenges of political instability, low growth, underdevelopment and stagnation. These challenges have created a dysfunctional African society and destroyed the heroic and proud myth of resilience and hard work associated with a typical African. The book has analyzed the trends, and dynamics of the breakdown of family and institutional values, which have necessitated the classification of most African states as failed. While the book is of the opinion that in as much as the relationship between Africa and the West has contributed to the continents current predicaments, Africas problems are predominantly, self induced and are traced from the stereotypical culture of lack of idealism. The book has empirically, demonstrated that this culture has hindered initiative and promoted mediocrity, deceit and tyranny on the part of African leadership while the politics of exclusion has promoted the culture of self resignation and fratricidal conflicts on the continent. The book has also proved that the current wave of democratization in Africa particularly, the electoral process as dramatized rituals that seek to legitimate the authority of the ruling class.


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