Beschreibung:
The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government.
Social and Economic SettingConstitutional Change in The Gambia, 1816-1994Merchants and Recaptives: The Origins of Modern Politics, 1816-86Patrician Politics in the Era of the Forsters, 1886-1941The Establishment of Party Politics, 1941-59The "Green Uprising": The Emergence of the People's Progressive Party, 1959-65Electoral Politics, 1965-81Radical and Insurrectionary Political Challenges, 1965-81Electoral Politics, 1981-94The Gambia's External Relations, 1965-94The 1994 Coup and the Jawara Legacy