Africa uprising : popular protest and political change - Branch, Adam 1975-; Mampilly, Zachariah Cherian, 1977-. (London : Zed Books, in association with International African Ins titute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation, 2015)
Acknowledgments -- 1. Protests and Possibilities -- 2. Mobs or Mobil izers? Nkrumah, Fanon and Anti-Colonial Protest -- 3. A Democratic Tran sition? Anti-Austerity Protests and the Limits of Reform -- 4. The Thir d Wave of African protest -- 5. The Precipitous Rise and Fall of Occupy Nigeria -- 6. Political Walking in Uganda -- 7. Protest and Counter-Pr otest in Ethiopia -- 8. 'We are Fed Up!' Sudan's Unfinished Uprisings - - Conclusion: Africa in a World of Protest -- Notes -- References -- In dex.
A fascinating and original overview of resistance and protest in Afr ica.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-243) and index.
Keywords: Revolutions; Political Violence -- Africa; Africa, North -- Politics and government; Africa -- Politics and government