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From revolutionary movements to political parties : cases from Latin America and Africa
Title
From revolutionary movements to political parties : cases from Latin America and Africa / edited by Kalowatie Deonandan, David Close, and Gary Prevost.
ISBN
9780230609778
0230609775
1281915394
9781281915399
1403980101
9781403980106
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource. (xii, 275 pages) : illustrations
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Summary
This volume is a series of original articles analyzing eleven case studies of revolutionary movements which have reconstituted themselves into formal political parties now contesting electoral politics. These case studies are drawn from Africa and the Americas and examined within the context of the democratic transitions which have taken place in the developing world. The book?s principal objective is to analyze the factors influencing the successes and failures of these former politico-military movements within this new context of democracy and electoralism.
Variant and related titles
Palgrave political & international studies collection 2008.
Other formats
Print version: From revolutionary movements to political parties. 1st ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Transitioning from revolutionary movements to political parties and making the revolution "stick" / David Close, Gary Prevost
From guerrilla to government to opposition and back to government: the Sandinistas since 1979 / David Close
Guatelmala: from the guerrilla struggle to a divided left / Carlos Figueroa Ibarra, Salvador Mart I Puig
The left's long road to power in Uruguay / Martin Weinstein
The Colombian contradiction: lessons drawn from guerrilla experiments in demobilization and electoralism / Suzanne Wilson, Leah A. Carroll
Guyana's PPP: from socialism to national democracy / Kalowatie Deonandan
Revolutionaries in power: the evolution of the African National Congress / Gary Prevost
Born powerful? Authoritarian politics in postliberation Eritrea and Zimbabwe / Sara Rich Dorman
Revolutionaries to politicians: the case of Mozambique / Carrie Manning
Angola: from revolutionary movement to reactionary regime / Assis Malaquias
Revolutionaries to politicians: can the transition succeed? / Kalowatie Deonandan.
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