- 262 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Originally published in 1976, this book was the first comprehensive analysis in English of the post-independence developments in the West African Republic of Guinea. It is a scholarly analysis of the different aspects of life in the country: political, economic and social. Among other things, the significance and consequences of the 1958 historic vote for independence are carefully examined: the role of President Touré, the country's first and only Head of State, is assessed; the role of one of Africa's earliest single mass parties, the Democratic Party of Guinea is also discussed, and the abortive invasion of November 1970 is situated in its correct historical perspective. This carefully researched book was based on observation and interviews, and on published and unpublished government and party documents, most of which were only available inside Guinea.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Tables
- Map: Natural Regions, Communications, Main Towns and Major Mineral Resources
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Political Institutional Framework for Nation Building
- 3 Economic and Social Development:
- 4 Economic and Social Development:
- 5 The Quest for a National Identity
- 6 Balance Sheet of the Guinean Experiment and the Prospects for the Future
- 7 Conclusion: Some Theoretical Reflections on the Guinean Experiment in Nation Building
- Notes
- A Prelude to the Ballot Box Revolution of September 1958
- B. The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea
- C. Extracts from the Statutes of the Democratic Party of Guinea
- Sources and Select Bibliography
- Index