States and Power in Africa

Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control - Second Edition

By:

Jeffrey Herbst

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Hardback

Series:

Princeton Studies in International History and Politics

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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 changes that have taken place in Africa over the past fifteen years to long-term state consolidation. The final chapter on policy prescriptions has also been revised to reflect the evolution of African and international responses to state failure.

Author Biography:

Jeffrey Herbst is president of Colgate University.

Release date NZ

December 21st, 2014

Author

Jeffrey Herbst

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Preface by Jeffrey Herbst

Edition

2nd Revised edition

Pages

312

Series

Princeton Studies in International History and Politics

Dimensions

155x235x23

ISBN-13

9780691164137

Product ID

22332533

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