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States and Power in Africa
Jeffrey Herbst
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Description for States and Power in Africa
Hardback. Originally published: A2000. With new preface and revised chapter nine by the author. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In States and Power in Africa, Jeffrey Herbst places the African state-building process in a truly comparative perspective. Herbst's bold contention--that the conditions now facing African state-builders existed long before European penetration of the continent--is sure to provoke controversy, for it runs counter to the prevailing assumption that colonialism changed everything. This revised edition includes a new preface in which the author links the enormous ... Read more
Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In States and Power in Africa, Jeffrey Herbst places the African state-building process in a truly comparative perspective. Herbst's bold contention--that the conditions now facing African state-builders existed long before European penetration of the continent--is sure to provoke controversy, for it runs counter to the prevailing assumption that colonialism changed everything. This revised edition includes a new preface in which the author links the enormous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164137
SKU
V9780691164137
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About Jeffrey Herbst
Jeffrey Herbst is president of Colgate University.
Reviews for States and Power in Africa
Co-Winner of the 2001 Gregory Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "This ambitious and original book turns a comparative historical lens on state-building in Africa... A brave effort to rethink some outdated approaches to fundamental problems."
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