Governance and the crisis of rule in contemporary Africa [electronic resource] : leadership in transformation / edited by Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi.
Obadare, Ebenezer, author.; Adebanwi, Wale, author.
2016
JQ1875 .G67 2016eb
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Title Governance and the crisis of rule in contemporary Africa [electronic resource] : leadership in transformation / edited by Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi.
ISBN 9781137566867 (electronic book)
1137566868 (electronic book)
9781349562220
9781137563576
Published London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Call Number JQ1875 .G67 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.96
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed February 12, 2016)
Added Author Obadare, Ebenezer, author.
Adebanwi, Wale, author.
Series African histories and modernities.
Available in Other Form Governance and the Crisis of Rule in Contemporary Africa : Leadership in Transformation
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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

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