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Movers and shakers : social movements in Africa /
Mobilization against apartheid, the campaign against blood diamonds, the women's movement in Liberia where Africa's first female head of state was elected in 2005: these are all examples of socially based movements that have had a major effect on Africa's recent history. Yet the most...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
©2009.
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| Colección: | African dynamics ;
8. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Mobilization against apartheid, the campaign against blood diamonds, the women's movement in Liberia where Africa's first female head of state was elected in 2005: these are all examples of socially based movements that have had a major effect on Africa's recent history. Yet the most influential theories concerning social movements worldwide have paid little heed to Africa, basing themselves more often on cases drawn from other continents. This volume draws together contributions from some leading writers on social movements in Africa, setting empirical studies alongside a couple of theoretica. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 257 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253). |
| ISBN: | 9047444639 9789047444633 |
| ISSN: | 1568-1777 ; |