Product Description: These essays represent the thought of two scholars who have been closely associated with one another and with the field of African political development for more than three decades. Each, in his own way, dissented from the functionalist theory of modernization, which held sway when they began their work in the late 1950s...read more

Product Description: "Agenda for Action" explores ways for the African countries, the Soviet Union and the United States to co-operate in addressing critical problems besetting Africa. Based on the work of a small group of African, Soviet and US specialists, it stems from a chain of convictions and insights: the fresh and exciting thinking that is moving the two global powers away from traditional antagonisms can be harnessed to serve crucial African needs; potentially, the benefits to Africa of such tripartite co-operation far exceed any results that might be expected from each acting alone; and finally, this kind of co-operative action can make an important contribution toward achievement of more international co-operation in general...read more

Taking Northern Nigeria during the years 1946 to 1966 as an example, Professor Whitaker shows how modern institutions―parliamentary representation, a cabinet system, popular suffrage, and political parties―were introduced and how they resulted not in a displacement of tradition but in an astute absorption by traditional forces.Originally published in 1970.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.