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Coups, rivals, and the modern state : why rural coalitions matter in sub-Saharan Africa /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabinowitz, Beth (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Houphouët-Boigny, Félix, > 1905-1993.
Nkrumah, Kwame, > 1909-1972.
Coalitions > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Coups d'état > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Political stability > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Presidents > Côte d'Ivoire.
Presidents > Ghana.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government.
Côte d'Ivoire > Politics and government.
Ghana > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Setting the stage.
  • A new theory of coalition politics
  • Patterns of rule in Africa
  • Rural alliances and coup risk : testing the theory.
  • Part II. Forging coalitions.
  • Alienating rural allies
  • Kwame Nkrumah 1947-1957
  • Aligning with regional foes
  • Felix Houphouet-Boigny 1945-1960.
  • Part III. Consolidating power.
  • An urban strategy unravels
  • Kwame Nkrumah 1957-1966
  • A rural strategy builds a nation
  • Felix Houphouet-Boigny 1960-1980.
  • Part IV. Reversal of fortune.
  • Reviving the state
  • J.J. Rawlings 1979-1999
  • Losing the periphery
  • Henri Konan Bedie 1980-1999
  • Structure not strategy? examining alternative explanations
  • Conclusion.