A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994

Arnold Hughes; David Perfect

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A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994

Arnold Hughes and David Perfect

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2006

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Volume 26 | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora

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The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government.

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Cultural Studies Topics in Cultural Studies Postcolonial Studies

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
TABLES Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
INTERVIEWEES Publicly Available Download PDF	x
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
ABBREVIATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
1 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SETTING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	6
2 CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN THE GAMBIA, 1816–1994 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	41
3 MERCHANTS AND RECAPTIVES: THE ORIGINS OF MODERN POLITICS, 1816–86 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
4 PATRICIAN POLITICS IN THE ERA OF THE FORSTERS, 1886–1941 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	78
5 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTY POLITICS, 1941–59 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
6 THE “GREEN UPRISING” THE EMERGENCE OF THE PEOPLE’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY, 1959–65 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	134
7 ELECTORAL POLITICS, 1965–81 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	160
8 RADICAL AND INSURRECTIONARY POLITICAL CHALLENGES, 1965–81 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	198
9 ELECTORAL POLITICS, 1981–94 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	221
10 THE GAMBIA’S EXTERNAL RELATIONS, 1965–94 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	251
11 THE 1994 COUP AND THE JAWARA LEGACY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	280
APPENDIX A MAJOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES, 1816–1994 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	295
APPENDIX B LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS, 1947–54 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	298
APPENDIX C GENERAL ELECTION AND BY-ELECTION RESULTS, 1960–93 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	301
APPENDIX D PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS, 1982–92 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	334
APPENDIX E REPUBLIC REFERENDUM RESULTS, 1970 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	345
APPENDIX F PRIMARY SOURCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	347
APPENDIX G NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES CONSULTED Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	351
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	353
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	485
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	513

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October 27, 2006

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9781580466820

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University of Rochester Press

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549

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781580466820

eBook ISBN: 9781580466820

Keywords for this book

Gambia; British rule; Political history; Jawara government; Independence

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A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994

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