Guinea-Bissau : micro-state to 'narco-state' /
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| Imprint: | London : Hurst & Company, 2016. ©2016 |
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| Description: | xxv, 290 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10877402 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Co-Editor's Note and Acknowledgements
- Glossary and Acronyms
- Biographical Sketches
- Timeline
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- Part 1. Historical Fragilities
- 1. Dimensions of Historical Ethnicity in the Guinea-Bissau Region
- 2. Guinea-Bissau's Colonial and Post-Colonial Political Institutions
- 3. Guinea-Bissau's Rural Economy and Society: A Reassessment of Colonial and Post-Colonial Dynamics
- Part 2. Manifestations of the Crisis
- 4. Rural Livelihoods and Social Stability in Guinea-Bissau: The End of an Era?
- 5. History, Mixture, Modernity: Religious Pluralism in Guinea-Bissau Today
- 6. Gendered Patterns of Migration and Changing Gender Relations in Guinea-Bissau
- 7. The Guinean Diaspora After 1998
- Part 3. Political Consequences of the Crisis
- 8. Ethnicity and the Political System Post-1998
- 9. Global Geopolitics and the Failure of Securitization in Guinea-Bissau
- 10. Guinea-Bissau: The 'Narco-State' and the Impact on Institutions in Guinea-Bissau and Countries in the sub-Region
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index