{"product_id":"b0gj8dxn9c","title":"French Neocolonialism in Africa: A History of Electoral Imperialism","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘This book will change everything you thought you knew about democracy. Brilliant and necessary — don’t miss it!’  Jason Hickel, author of  Less is More\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘The most important treatise on colonial and neocolonial history of the past few decades’  Peter James Hudson, author of  Bankers and Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A necessary and valuable read for anyone who wants to (re)think the thirst for change in Francophone Africa’   CETRI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, France has exerted a neocolonial grip on its former African empire, known as the Françafrique. Yet a series of electoral breakthroughs and military coups by opponents of this order have put its future into question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering a broad sweep of history from the eighteenth century to the present day, two leading authorities on French neocolonialism, Ndongo Samba Sylla and Fanny Pigeaud, offer a series of sharp political reflections on the French effort to subdue and subvert democracy in its former colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith analysis of recent events in Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Senegal, the book offers an eye-opening counter-history of democracy and elections, and how the vote was limited in the first French colonies; the organisation of unequal rights within the new colonies; the spread of one-party regimes; significant historical coups d’etat; and the role of contemporary electoral interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFanny Pigeaud  is a French journalist who works with outlets including  Mediapart  and  Le Monde diplomatique . She is author of  A Decade of Cameroon .  Ndongo Samba Sylla  has worked as a technical advisor at the Presidency of the Republic of Senegal, and is the Africa Director of the International Development Economics Associates. He is author of  The Fair Trade Scandal . Together, Pigeaud and Sylla are co-authors of  Africa’s Last Colonial Currency .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67933776969764,"sku":"YSL31131","price":18.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2614\/7620\/files\/71g4xB2DFzL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793245483","url":"https:\/\/booktavero.com\/products\/b0gj8dxn9c","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}