Mentan, Tatah,  1948- <br/><br/>
Held together by pins :  liberal democracy under siege in Africa / 
Tatah Mentan. 
 - Trenton, NJ :  Africa World Press,  c2007. 
 - xiii, 307 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Introduction -- Democracy under siege in Africa : theoretical considerations -- Democracy in Africa : revisiting the precolonial past -- Resurgence of the military as a political actor -- Democracy besieged by Africa's crises -- Globalization, democracy, or neomercantilist imperialism? -- Globalization in siege of democracy in Africa -- Transnational crime versus democracy in Africa -- African democratic alternative : toward a conceptualization -- Conclusion : looking to the future -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781592215201 1592215203 9781592215218 (pbk.) 1592215211 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006039298 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA735415  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013741353  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Africa.<br/>Liberalism--Africa.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JQ1879.A15  / M46 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.96