Routledge Handbook of African Politics

Providing a comprehensive and cutting edge examination of this important continent, Routledge Handbook of African Politics surveys the key debates and controversies, dealing with each of the major issues to be found in Africa’s politics today.

Each chapter gives a clear sense of the development of writing in the field around its specified topic, and introduces the reader to the most important readings and key idea, using case study material wherever appropriate and presenting African material in a comparative context.