Böcker av Peter Duignan

Originally published in 1986, Politics and Government in African States 1960-1985 deals with the politics of sub-Saharan African states since independence. Each chapter considers the formal structure of government at the time of independence and traces the subsequent changes. Each chapter also describes the development of the state machinery, the civil service, the parastatals, defence and police forces, party structure, the political opposition and trade unions. The economics of African states are dealt with insofar as they affect politics and government.

This work is not intended to be a history of the slave trade, but rather to show that the slave trade was an important economic and cultural factor in the formative days of the U.S.

This study traces the reciprocal relationship between Africa and America from the seventeenth-century slave trade onwards. Particular attention is paid to the United States policy regarding Africa, the impact of private enterprise, the administration of foreign aid and the involvement of Africa in the Cold War.