TY - BOOK AU - Hughes,Arnold AU - Perfect,David TI - A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 SN - 9781580461269 AV - DT509.5 .H84 2006 U1 - 966.51/02 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Rochester, NY PB - University of Rochester Press KW - Gambia KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-511) and index; Social and economic setting -- Constitutional change in The Gambia, 1816-1994 -- Merchants and recaptives : the origins of modern politics, 1816-86 -- Patrician politics in the era of the Forsters, 1886-1941 -- The establishment of party politics, 1941-59 -- The "Green Uprising" : the emergence of the People's Progressive Party, 1959-65 -- Electoral politics, 1965-81 -- Radical and insurrectionary political challenges, 1965-81 -- Electoral politics, 1981-94 -- The Gambia's external relations, 1965-94 -- The 1994 coup and the Jawara legacy -- Appendix A : major constitutional changes, 1816-1994 -- Appendix B : legislative council election results, 1947-54 -- Appendix C : general election and by-election results, 1960-93 -- Appendix D : presidential election results, 1982-92 -- Appendix E : republic referendum results, 1970 -- Appendix F : primary sources -- Appendix G : newspapers and magazines consulted UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006016874.html ER -