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Governance as Conflict Management: Politics and Violence in West Africa
by I. William Zartman. 292 pgs.

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The authors examine the efforts of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria to manage their conflicts and evaluate the prospects of the three nations for effective regimes for managing conflicts in the future. By suggesting explanations for their past successes and failures, this study of West Africa contributes to an understanding of governance and conflict management. The lessons are far-reaching and applicable well beyond the African continent.

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Publications of the Brookings Institution's Conflict Resolution in Africa Project

Foreword

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Governance as Conflict Management in West Africa

Chapter 3 Political Polarization Over Governance in Côte D'Ivoire

Chapter 4 Ghana: Conflict Reoriented

Chapter 5 Nigeria: Conflict Unresolved

Chapter 6 Conclusion: Management of Conflict in West Africa

Notes

Contributors

Index
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An Introduction to the History of West Africa
by J. D. Fage. 214 pgs.

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Chapter I:: West Africa and Its Peoples

Chapter II:: The Great Empires of the Western Sudan

Chapter IV:: European Competition for Trade In West Africa, c. 1600-c. 1800

Chapter V:: West Africa and the Slave Trade

Chapter: VI:: West Africa and the Campaign against the Slave Trade

Chapter VII:: Britain and Her West African Settlements, 1807-c. 1880

Chapter VIII:: The Renewal of French Activity and the European Scramble for Colonies in West Africa

Chapter IX:: West Africa under European Rule

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Appendix II

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3.

The Heritage of Islam: Women, Religion, and Politics in West Africa
by Barbara Callaway, Lucy Creevey. 221 pgs.

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The Heritage of Islam: Women, Religion, and Politics in West Africa

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Preface

1: Introduction: Does Religion Shape or Reflect Society?

2: The Islamic Encounter

3: Socialization and the Subordination of Women

4: Education and Attitudes toward Women

5: Women in the Formal and Informal Economies

6: The Political Empowerment of Women

7: Conclusion: Islam and the Changing Status of Women

Bibliography

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The Crown and the Turban: Muslims and West African Pluralism
by Lamin Sanneh. 290 pgs.

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Acknowledgments

Orthographical and Bibliographical Note

Introduction

Part One: Islam and the African Context: Social and Religious Synthesis

1: Muslims in Non-Muslim Societies of Africa

2: Islam and the African Religious Synthesis: Society and the Religious Outlook

3: Slavery, Clerics, and Muslim Society

Part Two: Islam, Africa, and Colonialism: Religion in History

4: Tcherno Aliou, the Walí of Goumba: Islam, Colonialism, and the Rural Factor in Futa Jallon, 1867-1912

5: Saints, Virtue, and Society in Muslim Africa: The History of a Theme

Part Three: Education and Society: The Roots of Muslim Identity

6: A Childhood Muslim Education: Barakah, Identity, and the Roots of Change

7: The Arabic Language in African Education

8: Action and Reaction Among Freetown Muslims: Factionalism, Pluralism, and Muslim Agency

Part Four: Muslims and the Secular National State in Africa: Politics and the Religious Potential

9: Religion and Politics with Reference to Africa: A Comparative Religious Critique

10 "The Crown and the Turban": Public Policy Issues in Christian-Muslim Relations, with Special Reference to Africa

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5.

French-Speaking West Africa: From Colonial Status to Independence
by Philip Neres. 104 pgs.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I History

Ii the Colonial Situation

Iii the Rejection Of Colonialism

Iv the Growth of Parties

V the French Community: Mirage or Reality

Vi the Future
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The Gold Coast, Britain, and the Netherlands, 1850-1874
by Gerald S. Graham, Douglas Coombs. 160 pgs.

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Preface

Abbreviations

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1 Dutch, British and Ashanti

2 Tariffs and Exchange, 1847-67

3 The Coast in Flames, 1868-1870

4 The Treaty of Cession--I

5 The Treaty of Cession--Ii Apology and Execution

6 An End and a Beginning

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7.

West African Regional Cooperation and Development
by Julius Emeka Okolo, Stephen Wright. 307 pgs.

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1: Introduction: Cooperation and Development in West Africa

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Part One Regional Organizations

2: The Development and Structure of Ecowas

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3: Francophone Regional Organizations and Ecowas

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4: Obstacles to Intraunion Trade in the Mano River Union

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5: Ecowas, the First Decade: Towards Collective Self-Reliance, or Maintenance of the Status Quo?

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6: Regionalism and the African Crisis: Towards a Political Economy of Ecowas and Sadcc

7: Ecowas: Problems and Potential

Part Two Cooperation and Development

8: The Military Factor in West Africa: Leadership and Regional Development

Notes

9: Intraregional Trade in West Africa

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10: Islam and Development in West Africa

11: Gender and the Development Agenda

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12: Trade Unions, Regionalism and the Contradictions of West African Political Economies

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Abbreviations

Contributors

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West African Regional Cooperation and Development Edited by Julius Emeka Okolo and Stephen Wright
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Prelude to the Partition of West Africa
by John D. Hargreaves. 383 pgs.

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Prelude to the Partition of West Africa

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List of Maps

List of Abbreviations Used to Refer to Sources

Preface

Chapter One Introduction: West Africa in the 1860's

Chapter Two British Policy and Opinion in the 1860's

Chapter Three France and West Africa Under the Second Empire

Chapter Four Towards a Territorial Exchange, 1869-76

Chapter Five the Development of Anglo-French Conflicts, 1876-81

Chapter Six the Beginning of the Scramble

Chapter Seven the Pattern of the Partition

Bibliographical Notes

Index
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Landlords and Strangers: Ecology, Society, and Trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630
by George E. Brooks. 360 pgs.

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Tables and Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One: Western Africa: The Environmental Setting

Chapter Two: Language Groups and Social Organizations

Chapter Three: The Development of Western African Commercial Networks: An Overview

Chapter Four: Mande Caravan Routes Linking Senegambia, the Upper Guinea Coast, and the Malaguetta Coast

Chapter Five: Biafada-Sapi, Banyun-Bak, and Kruan Coastwise and Riverine Networks

Chapter Six: The Era of Mandekalu Horse Warriors and State Building

Chapter Seven: European Voyages of Reconnaissance and the Inauguration of New Trading Relationships

Chapter Eight: The Cabo Verde Archipelago Western Africa Nexus

Chapter Nine: African Landlords and Competing European and Cabo Verdean Strangers, c. 1500-c. 1630

Chapter Ten: Senegambia and the Banyun-Bak Commercial Sphere

Chapter Eleven: The Biafada-Sapi and Kruan Trade Networks

Appendix A: Isohyets and Ecological Zones

Appendix B:: A Note on Sources

References

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10.

Hoe and Wage: A Social History of a Circular Migration System in West Africa
by Dennis D. Cordell, Joel W. Gregory. 386 pgs.

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Map and Tables

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Migration in West Africa: Past and Present

2 Contexts of Burkinabè Migration: Precolonial Societies and Colonial Policies

3 The Creation of A Male Migrant Labor System: Colonial Burkina Faso, 1900-1946

4 From Colonial Ghana to Côte D'Ivoire: The Growth of "Free" Labor Migration, 1947-1973

5 "The Men Followed the Money And the Women Followed the Men": Female Migration, 1900-1973

6 "Yes, Migration is Good, but . . .," "Yes, Migration is Bad, but . . .": Circular Migration And Underdevelopment

Appendix

Bibliography

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11.

French Colonialism Unmasked: The Vichy Years in French West Africa
by Ruth Ginio. 244 pgs.

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List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: French West Africa and Its Place in the Vichy Colonial Idea

I Setting the Stage for Vichy: French West Africa on the Eve of World War II

2: "A Source of Pride and Greatness"

Part Two: O the National Revolution in French West Africa

3: Vichy Settles In: Administrative Changes and Continuity

4: Spreading the National Revolution in Fwa

5: "Thinking Big": Vichy Economic Visions in FWA

Part Three: Vichy Encounters with African Society

6: Vichy and the "Products" of Assimilation

7: The Vichy Regime and the "Traditional" Elements of African Society

8: Vichy Colonialism and African Society: Change and Continuity

Part Four: The Long-Term Significance of the Vichy Period for West African History

9: Vichy Colonialism: A Comparative Perspective

10: Vichy's Postwar Impact: Decolonization in FWA

Conclusions

Notes

Bibliography

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Political Reform in Francophone Africa
by John F. Clark, David E. Gardinier. 318 pgs.

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This volume explores the origins and evolution of political reform movements in several states of French speaking Africa. The authors look at the distinctiveness of Francophone Africa and survey the challenges of reform.

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Acknowledgments

Acronyms

Chapter One Introduction

Notes

Part One Historical and Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter Two the Historical Origins of Francophone Africa

Notes

Chapter Three the Challenges of Political Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: a Theoretical Overview

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Part Two Cases of Peaceful Regime Change

Chapter Four Benin: First of the New Democracies

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Chapter Five Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolate

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Chapter Six Niger: Regime Change, Economic Crisis, and Perpetuation of Privilege

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Chapter Seven the Central African Republic: Political Reform and Social Malaise

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Part Three Old Faces, Moderate Reforms

Chapter Eight Burkina Faso: the "Rectification" of the Revolution

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Chapter Nine Gabon: Limited Reform and Regime Survival

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Chapter Ten Cameroon: Biya and Incremental Reform

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Chapter Eleven Côte D'Ivoire: Continuity and Change in a Semi-Democracy

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Chapter Twelve Senegal: the Evolution of a Quasi Democracy

Notes

Part Four Opposition Without Reform

Chapter Thirteen Togo: the National Conference and Stalled Reform

Notes

Chapter Fourteen Zaire: Flying High Above the Toads: Mobutu and Stalemated Democracy

Notes

Part Five Civil War and Political Change

Chapter Fifteen Chad: Regime Change, Increased Insecurity, and Blockage of Further Reforms

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Chapter Sixteen Rwanda: Democratization and Disorder: Political Transformation and Social Deterioration

Notes

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About the Editors and Contributors

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Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa
by Pierre Englebert. 201 pgs.

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Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

Notes

5 Society and Culture

Notes

7 Conclusion A Historical Parenthesis Or The Foundations Of Enduring Statehood?

Bibliography

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14.

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
by John K. Thornton. 194 pgs.

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Warfare in Atlantic Africa provides a detailed examination of the way in which the war was conducted. This study covers the whole region systematically from original sources. It also includes the relationship between warfare and the slave trade.

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Preface

Introduction: African War and World History

Chapter One: Cavalries of the Savannah

Chapter Two: War in the Rivers: Senegambia and Sierra Leone

Chapter Three: War in the Forest: The Gold Coast

Chapter Four: Horses, Boats and Infantry: The Gap of Benin

Chapter Five: War on the Savannah: West Central Africa

Chapter Six: War, Slavery and Revolt: African Slaves and Soldiers in the Atlantic World

Conclusion

Notes

Index
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Environment and Policies in West Africa
by R. J. Harrison Church, George W. Hoffman, G. Etzel Pearcy. 135 pgs.

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Preface

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I: The Evolution Of The Present Map

II: The Countries Of West Africa

III: Political Allegiances And Divisions

IV: Economic Problems And Development

V: West Africa in The Modern World

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