A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994

Name: A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994
Brand: University of Rochester Press
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By Arnold Hughes

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A Political History of The Gambia: 1816-1994 is the first complete account of the political history of the former British West African dependency to be written. It makes use of much hitherto unconsulted or unavailable British and Gambian official and private documentary sources, as well as interviews with many Gambian politicians and former British colonial officials.
The first part of the book charts the origins and characteristics of modern politics in colonial Bathurst (Banjul) and its expansion into the Gambian interior (Protectorate) in the two decades after World War II. By independence in 1965, older urban-based parties in the capital had been defeated by a new, rural-based political organisation, the People's Progressive Party (PPP).
The second part of the book analyzes the means by which the PPP, under President Sir Dawda Jawara, succeeded in defeating both existing and new rival political parties and an attempted coup in 1981. The book closes with an explanation of the demise of the PPP at the hands of an army coup in 1994.
The book not only establishes those distinctive aspects of Gambian political history, but also relates these to the wider regional and African context, during the colonial and independence periods

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 552
Release Date:: 2008-07-01
Publication Date:: 2008-07-01
Publisher:: University of Rochester Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1580461263
ISBN13:: 9781580461269
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 886 g
Height:: 15.2 cm
Width:: 22.9 cm
Thickness:: 3.2 cm

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