Political Economy of Contemporary Africa

The revised edition of this best-selling first volume of the SAGE Series on African Modernization and Development is again concerned with what Barrington Moore called the 'chains of historical causation'. In the eight years since the first edition was published, African conditions have deteriorated with the penetration of capitalism (generating internal class confrontations) and the hegemonic dependency imposed by Western neocolonialism (causing external conflicts). Although cautious about making optimistic generalizations, the contributors suggest that conflicts have created new alliances and confrontations and renewed hope of the masses moving to centre stage. This volume provides a much-needed and important overview of the present situation in contemporary Africa.Gutkind, Peter C. is the author of 'Political Economy of Contemporary Africa', published 1985 under ISBN 9780803920965 and ISBN 0803920962.