Rethinking African Politics

Name: Rethinking African Politics
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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A History of Opposition in Zambia

Szerző: Miles Larmer

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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In 1964 Kenneth Kaunda and his United National Independence Party (UNIP) government established the...

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Szerző

Miles Larmer

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2016

oldal

340

EAN

9781138251144

ISBN

9781138251144

Enbook ID

14173565

Kiadó

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Súly

640

Méretek

156 x 234

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In 1964 Kenneth Kaunda and his United National Independence Party (UNIP) government established the nation of Zambia in the former British colony of Northern Rhodesia. In parallel with many other newly independent countries in Africa this process of decolonisation created a wave of optimism regarding humanity''s capacity to overcome oppression and poverty. Yet, as this study shows, in Zambia as in many other countries, the legacy of colonialism created obstacles that proved difficult to overcome. Within a short space of time democratisation and development was replaced by economic stagnation, political authoritarianism, corruption and ethnic and political conflict. To better understand this process, Dr Larmer explores UNIP''s political ideology and the strategies it employed to retain a grip on government. He shows that despite the party''s claim that it adhered to an authentically African model of consensual and communitarian decision-making, it was never a truly nationally representative body. Whereas in long-established Western societies unevenness in support was accepted as a legitimate basis for party political difference, in Zambia this was regarded as a threat to the fragile bindings of the young nation state, and as such had to be denied and repressed. This led to the declaration of a one-party state, presented as the logical expression of UNIP supremacy but it was in fact a reflection of its weakening grip on power. Through case studies of opposition political and social movements rooted in these differences, the book demonstrates that UNIP''s control of the new nation-state was partial, uneven and consistently prone to challenge. Alongside this, the study also re-examines Zambia''s role in the regional liberation struggles, providing valuable new evidence of the country''s complex relations with Apartheid-era South Africa and the relationship between internal and external opposition, shaped by the context of regional liberation movements and the Cold War. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, Dr Larmer offers a ground-breaking analysis of post-colonial political history which helps explain the challenges facing contemporary African polities.

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