African State And Society In The 1990s: Cameroon's Political Crossroads

by Joseph Takougang, Milton Krieger

Overview

African State and Society in the 1990s is the first comprehensive English-language book to appear on Cameroon's political events since 1989. Designed for academic and policy studies readers, it covers developments from the 1960s to the present as background for an analysis of the continuing conflict since 1990 between the regime and political oppos

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367314361
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Joseph Takougang is associate professor in the Department of African- American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Milton Krieger is a professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Cameroon's State and Society in African Context, 1 Scholarship on the African and Cameroon State, 2 Ahidjo and the Single-Party State, 1958-1982, 3 Biya's Early Presidency, 1982-1986, 4 The State Under Pressure, 1986-1990, 5 Crisis Years, 1991-1992, 6 Impasse, 1993-1997, 7 Cameroon and the Prospects for Democratization

Editorial Reviews

Details the political and societal context for the challenges to President Paul Biya's regime in the 1990s. The authors contend that Cameroon is a pivotal arena for current African politics. Based on interviews, independent press articles, and major political parties' writings, they analyze the political disarray in the debate over democratization. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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