Psychoses of Power : African Personal Dictatorships

by Samuel Decalo

This book is about the idiosyncratic personal dictatorships sprang up in Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. It surveys the social, economic, and political histories of Uganda, Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea, exploring conditions that facilitated the rise of the dictatorial triumvirate.

Genres: Africa, History, Nonfiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1988