from back: "This introduction to African politics and society depicts in broad stokes the comlexities, diversities, and intricate dynamics of the African world since independence. The authors provide a basic knowledge of political events and of major problems, processes, and trends. Their effort to relate the various historical, political, social, economic, and international constraints of the environment to the political choices made in Africa today is a major contribution toour understanding of the multiple forces at work on the continent."

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