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First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Written as an indictment of African leadership, the book attempts to provide an explanation of the failures of the past. It does this in uncompromising terms so as to force all the embarrassing issues out into the arena of public discussion

Urban unrest & riots in the US provide grounds for an ideological battle over explanations of the social conditions that contribute to discord. The US response to the 1960s racial riots favored radical & liberal interpretations of social unrest; public disorder was described as an inevitable product of a malfunctioning social system, & the riots gave subordinate social groups a political voice. However, current collective beliefs, reflected after the 1992 Los Angeles (CA) riot, display a neoconservative view that construes civil disorder as a function of "riff-raff," or the unlawful section of the citizenry. Criminality & immorality in the public have gained sway as the favored account, rather than widespread social difficulties that plague the underclasses. This shift to blaming the poorest & least powerful has alarming implications for social policy & US society as a whole. 19 References. J. Goldshmidt