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UNINA9910969791103321 |
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Autore |
Gellar Sheldon |
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Titolo |
Democracy in Senegal : Tocquevillian Analytics in Africa / / by S. Gellar |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005 |
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9786611365523 |
9781349531929 |
1349531928 |
9781281365521 |
1281365521 |
9781403982162 |
1403982163 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2005.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Political evolution and institutional change |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Africa - Politics and government |
Comparative government |
Africa - History |
Political science |
History, Modern |
African Politics |
Comparative Politics |
African History |
Political Science |
Modern History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-216) and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Providing an in-depth comparative study of democracy formation, Gellar traces Senegal's movement from a pre-colonial aristocratic order towards a modern democratic political order. Inspired by Tocqueville's methodology, he identifies social equality, ethnic and religious tolerance, popular participation in local affairs, and freedom of |
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