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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255333503321

Titolo

Governance and the Crisis of Rule in Contemporary Africa : Leadership in Transformation / / edited by Ebenezer Obadare, Wale Adebanwi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-56686-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Collana

African Histories and Modernities, , 2634-5773

Disciplina

900

Soggetti

Africa—Politics and government

World politics

Africa—History

History, Modern

African Politics

Political History

African History

Modern History

Africa Politics and government 1960-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Governance and the Unending Search for Leadership in African Politics; Part I Postcolonial and Decolonial Philosophies of Leadership; 2 Nelson Mandela and the Politics of Life; 3 Obafemi Awolowo: Knowledge, Leadership, Governance; 4 Julius Nyerere: Leadership Insights for Contemporary Challenges; Part II Nation-Building and the Question of Rule; 5 Jomo Kenyatta: War, Land, and Politics in Kenya

6 Leadership, Nation, and Subjectivity in Cameroon: Ahidjo's "Citizenization" and Biya's "Autochthonization" in Comparative Perspectives7 Factionalism and Robert Mugabe's Leadership in Zimbabwe; 8 Ahmadu Bello and the Challenges of Nation-Building in Nigeria; Part III Power, Governance, and Non-State Leadership; 9 The Evolution of Insurgent Leadership in Africa; 10 Democratic Leadership, Religious Values, and Social Justice: Examining the Ethical Dimensions



of Anti-Gay Legislation in Africa; 11 Social Transformation and Military Leadership: The Nigerian Army and Fourth Generation Wars

12 Olusola Saraki, Charismatic Leadership, and Patron-Client Relations in Modern IlorinList of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have shaped leaders.