Ebrima, i would like to send you a word of congratulations on your recent published book titled: The Military and 'Democratization' in The Gambia from 1994-2003. No doubt this book would be of a great great help to our future generation. You did a marvelous job. Saihou --- Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear readers, > > With only a few days to go before the next > Presidential Election in The > Gambia, I am very pleased to announce that I have > written a book on Gambian > Politics under Yahya Jammeh and it can now be > purchased online. > > Published in Canada by Trafford Publishing, the book > is titled: The Military > and 'Democratisation' in The Gambia: 1994-2003. It > has ten fascinating > chapters and 345 pages. The size of the book is 6 > inches x 9 inches and it > is available in both trade paperback (softcover) > and hardcover. Take note > of the fact that the hardcover is more expensive > than the paperback > (softcover). The book’s ISBN number is: > 1-4251-0103-8. > > The book is available for sale online and it can be > ordered online at > www.trafford.com/06-1860 > > > Excerpts from the book can be seen/read on my > webpage. > > Alternatively, you can ring Trafford UK or Trafford > Canada and order the > book over the phone. These are the contact addresses > of Trafford UK and > Trafford Canada: > > Trafford Publishing > 2333 Government Street > Suite 6E > Victoria, British Columbia > Canada, V8T 4P4 > Tel: 250 383 6864 > Toll Free: 1-888-232-4444 (from Canada and USA) > Fax: 250 383 6814 > > Or > > Trafford Publishing (UK) Ltd. > 9 Park End Street, 2nd Floor > Oxford, OX1 1HH > United Kingdom > Tel: 01865 722 113 or 0845 230 9601 > Fax: 01865 722 868 > > > This is a very thought provoking book on a very > important subject/topic. In > fact, it is the most comprehensive book ever written > on the military and the > democratisation process in The Gambia. It’s very > well-written and there is, > of course, a clear link between the theory and the > very solid empirical > evidence. Needless to mention, the theoretical > framework is very clearly > presented. > > This timely and incisive book provides an original > and detailed analysis of > the root causes of the 1994 coup d’etat in The > Gambia, the motivations > behind the juniors officers who seized power, as > well as critically examines > post-coup politics in The Gambia from 1996 to 2003. > > In other words, the book offers lucid, original, > important and critical > insights into our understanding of contemporary > Gambian politics. Anyone who > wishes to understand Gambian Politics under Yahya > Jammeh is advised to buy > this book. The study is also a valuable addition to > the literature on the > military and the democratisation process in Africa. > > My book will be a vital text for any student of > African Politics who wishes > to study Gambian Politics. It will be an essential > guide for academic > researchers, students, politicians, journalists and > policy makers who wish > to understand the nature and scope of the most > recent political changes that > occurred in The Gambia, in the wake of the 1994 coup > d’etat. > > In a similar development, be informed that another > important book on Gambian > Politics/History will be released on 27th October > 2006. The book is titled > "A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994"and is > written by Professor > Arnold Hughes and Dr David Perfect, both Gambianists > or experts/specialists > in Gambian Affairs. > > Professor Arnold Hughes is former Director and > Emeritus Professor of African > Politics, Centre of West African Studies, University > of Birmingham, UK. This > 560-page book can also be ordered online at > www.boydell.co.uk/80462308.HTM > > > Anyone interested in the political history of The > Gambia will find this book > an important source of insight. The book should be > core reading for anyone > with an interest in Gambian Politics/History. It > contains insightful and > well-articulated analyses of pre- and post > independence politics in The > Gambia. > > Meanwhile, for more about my book, you can read the > write-up below, culled > from the webpage created by Trafford Publishing for > my book. > > Regards, > > Ebrima Ceesay > > > ABOUT THE BOOK: The Military and ‘Democratisation’ > in The Gambia: > 1994-2003 > > This book - The Military and ‘Democratisation’ in > The Gambia: 1994-2003 (By > Ebrima Ceesay) - provides an account of significant > political developments > in a small West African country, The Gambia, about > which such information is > not readily available. It is a robustly written > account of the very fluid > politics of The Gambia over the last ten years since > the coup that ousted > President Dawda Jawara. The author is able to bring > an enviable amount of > first-hand understanding to the case at hand. He was > a newspaper editor in > The Gambia and also a correspondent there for the > BBC. > > The book addresses a subject of much current > interest in the wider > development and policy-related literatures and much > of the information makes > an original contribution to knowledge in the area of > democracy and military > rule in The Gambia. The study thus constitutes an > original contribution to > the growing scholarship on The Gambia. It also makes > a contribution to the > existing literature on democratisation and the > military in West Africa. > > The book undertakes the much needed research into > recent political > developments in The Gambia, and sets this in the > wider context of West > African politics. It provides an in-depth study of > events in The Gambia > prior to and post 1994 and examines The Gambian case > in a theoretical > context pertaining to Africa in general, and the > West African sub-region in > particular. > > The fundamental concern of this book is to determine > whether it is possible > for a nation to democratise under 'military' rule. > Following the 1994 coup > d’etat, The Gambia had military rule until 1997. > After two Presidential > elections, it remained under 'quasi-military' rule, > the military having > merely been thinly disguised in civilian clothes. > The central argument of > this book is that in the case of The Gambia, it has > not been possible to > democratise under either ‘military’ or > ‘quasi-military’ rule. The country is > far from being democratic and the democratisation > process has barely begun. > The Gambia operates under an authoritarian regime > with strong military > overtones. > > The 1994 coup d’etat in The Gambia took place at a > time === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤