 | ISBN: 978-1-58826-227-1 $57.00 | |
| ISBN: 978-1-62637-121-7 $57.00 | ||
| 2003/279 pages/LC: 2003047048 | ||
Forrest ranges across the continent to explore a variety of subnational movements. Without minimizing the crucial role played by manipulative ethnic elites in fomenting subnationalist movements, he points to the intercommunity and interethnic alliances that underpin the most successful movements. This trend, he suggests, may presage a gradual reconfiguration of the political map of Africa in a way that is more reflective of indigenously rooted political culture, a culture that embodies a distinctive respect for local and territorial autonomy.
"Provides a rich crop of case studies.... A welcome contribution to an ongoing and important debate.... [a] comprehensive survey of the politics of state fragmentation."—Daniel Bach, International Studies Review
"A refreshing reexamination of the politics of ethnicity and nation building in contemporary Africa.... This book is must reading for students of African political dynamics."—Edmond J. Keller, University of California, Los Angeles
"This book answers the urgent need for a broad, current overview of the impact of subnationalism on African polities and politics."—Donald Rothchild, University of California, Davis