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A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 /

1580461263

9781580461269

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A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 /

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Arnold Hughes and David Perfect.

Di 1 ban.

Rochester, NY :

Woodbridge :

Univ. of Rochester Press,

Boydell & Brewer.

2008.

XVIII, 530 pages ;

23 cm.

Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora

Originally published: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social and economic setting -- Constitutional change in The Gambia, 1816-1994 -- Merchants and recaptives : the origins of modern politics, 1816-86 -- Patrician politics in the era of the Forsters, 1886-1941 -- The establishment of party politics, 1941-59 -- The "Green Uprising" : the emergence of the People's Progressive Party, 1959-65 -- Electoral politics, 1965-81 -- Radical and insurrectionary political challenges, 1965-81 -- Electoral politics, 1981-94 -- The Gambia's external relations, 1965-94 -- The 1994 coup and the Jawara legacy -- Appendix A : major constitutional changes, 1816-1994 -- Appendix B : legislative council election results, 1947-54 -- Appendix C : general election and by-election results, 1960-93 -- Appendix D : presidential election results, 1982-92 -- Appendix E : republic referendum results, 1970 -- Appendix F : primary sources -- Appendix G : newspapers and magazines consulted.

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A study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government, this book charts the origins and characteristics of modern politics in colonial Bathurst (Banjul) and its expansion into the Gambian interior (Protectorate) in the two decades after World War II.

Politics and government

Gambia, Politics and government.

Gambia.

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Perfect, David.

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