Africa Uprising
Popular Protest and Political Change
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Adam Branch, Zachariah Mampilly | ISBN: | 9781780329994 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books | Publication: | March 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Adam Branch, Zachariah Mampilly |
| ISBN: | 9781780329994 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books |
| Publication: | March 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books |
| Language: | English |
From Egypt to South Africa, Nigeria to Ethiopia, a new force for political change is emerging across Africa: popular protest. Widespread urban uprisings by youth, the unemployed, trade unions, activists, writers, artists, and religious groups are challenging injustice and inequality. What is driving this new wave of protest? Is it the key to substantive political change?
Drawing on interviews and in-depth analysis, Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly offer a penetrating assessment of contemporary African protests, situating the current popular activism within its historical and regional contexts.
From Egypt to South Africa, Nigeria to Ethiopia, a new force for political change is emerging across Africa: popular protest. Widespread urban uprisings by youth, the unemployed, trade unions, activists, writers, artists, and religious groups are challenging injustice and inequality. What is driving this new wave of protest? Is it the key to substantive political change?
Drawing on interviews and in-depth analysis, Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly offer a penetrating assessment of contemporary African protests, situating the current popular activism within its historical and regional contexts.
