Branch, Adam, 1975-
Africa uprising : popular protest and political change / Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly. - xi, 251 pages ; 21 cm.
"From Egypt to South Africa, Nigeria to Ethiopia, a new force for political change is emerging across Africa: popular protest. Widespread urban uprisings by youth, the unemployed, trade unions, activists, writers, artists, and religious groups are challenging injustice and inequality. What is driving this new wave of protest? Is it the key to substantive political change? Drawing on interviews and in-depth analysis, Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly offer a penetrating assessment of contemporary African protests, situating the current popular activism within its historical and regional contexts"-- Back cover.
9781780329987 1780329989 9781780329970 1780329970
Political violence--Africa.
Revolutions--History.--Africa
Democracy--Africa.
Political culture--Africa.
Civil society--Africa.
960.331 960.331
Africa uprising : popular protest and political change / Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly. - xi, 251 pages ; 21 cm.
"From Egypt to South Africa, Nigeria to Ethiopia, a new force for political change is emerging across Africa: popular protest. Widespread urban uprisings by youth, the unemployed, trade unions, activists, writers, artists, and religious groups are challenging injustice and inequality. What is driving this new wave of protest? Is it the key to substantive political change? Drawing on interviews and in-depth analysis, Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly offer a penetrating assessment of contemporary African protests, situating the current popular activism within its historical and regional contexts"-- Back cover.
9781780329987 1780329989 9781780329970 1780329970
Political violence--Africa.
Revolutions--History.--Africa
Democracy--Africa.
Political culture--Africa.
Civil society--Africa.
960.331 960.331