Download or read book Statecraft and Nation Building in Africa written by Godfrey Mwakikagile and published by New Africa Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of statecraft and nation building in Africa in the post-colonial era. Subjects covered include early years of independence, state legitimacy, constitutional primacy, institutional transformation, autocracy, quest for democracy, national integration, consolidation of the state, and others. It focuses on case studies whose relevance is continental in scope.