Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Content 5
3. List of tables and abbreviations 9
4. Acknowledgments 11
5. Prologue: Who is young, is courageous! 13
6. I. Introduction 15
7. II. At the crossroads. The Guéckédou borderland in the making 39
8. III. Get the state to work. State iconoclasm and revolutionary youth 57
9. IV. I am the state. Re-making the state in post-revolutionary Guinea 73
10. V. Meandering. Being young and growing up 95
11. VI. Dangerous times. In defence of the homeland 113
12. VII. War–peace continuum. On the move 127
13. VIII. Entrepreneurial spirit. Associational life 141
14. IX. Distant horizons. Belief and innovative development 153
15. X. Concluding remarks 165
16. Epilogue: Mutual dependency 173
17. Appendix I. Timeline of important events in Guinea 175
18. Appendix II. Key informants 179
19. Bibliography 183