Böcker av Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo

Fear grips a large African country as its dictatorial and blood- thirsty ruler unleashes a reign of terror and barbarism against the people. A versatile and inspiring leader, and champion of the oppressed mobilisesthe people to fight the corrupt leadership. Regeneration is shown to bepossible through rupture; and the political thriller is a celebration ofman's ability to resist evil. The distinguished political writer and activist, Arthur Nwankwo, explores and delivers a clear political message through narrative fiction.

The author here examines the role of African armies as self- appointed redemptive and democratising forces. He analyses the armies' disregard for democratic principles, the lessons for Nigeria from the 1970s, and at the possibility of a truly democratic Nigeria. The eight chapters are: Periscoping the Transfer Process; Re-Civilianisation and Military Re-entry; Military Disengagement: the West African Experience; Echoes from the 1979 Transition Experiment; the Path to 1992- the Repetition of History; Negotiated Withdrawal; Intra-Elitist Cleavages and the Struggle for Political Power: a Game of Revolving Doors; and On What is to be Done.

This novel traces the fortunes of a bloody dictator - the Leader - in an unnamed African country. The story is rich in imagery which draws from both indigeneous verbal art forms and a perceived Western tradition of aesthetics. It evokes a land caught in the dance of death, and the affirmative principles that can triumph.

A conspiracy of earth-shaking importance; a successful nationalist revolution in Russia; the spectre of nuclear war in Europe, Bosnia- Herzegovina centre-stage. African leaders converge to chart the destiny of their country in the event of global rupture, and a visioary African leader emerges to plot the survival of his continent.