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States and power in Africa : comparative lessons in authority and control / Jeffrey Ira Herbst.

By: Herbst, Jeffrey Ira [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton studies in international history and politicsPublisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2014Edition: New editionDescription: xxx, 280 pages : ill., maps, 24 cmContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781400852321; 9780691164144Subject(s): Power (Social sciences) -- Africa | Africa -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 303.3/096
Contents:
The challenge of state-building in Africa -- Power and space in precolonial Africa -- The Europeans and the African problem -- The political kingdom in independent Africa -- National design and the broadcasting of power -- Chiefs, states, and the land -- The coin and the African realm -- The politics of migration and citizenship -- The past and the future of state power in Africa.
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Book Book Ruskin College Library Ruskin College Library Ground floor 327 HER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R59497K0085
Reference book Reference book Ruskin College Library Ruskin College Library Ground floor REF 327 HER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan R59516N0085
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The challenge of state-building in Africa -- Power and space in precolonial Africa -- The Europeans and the African problem -- The political kingdom in independent Africa -- National design and the broadcasting of power -- Chiefs, states, and the land -- The coin and the African realm -- The politics of migration and citizenship -- The past and the future of state power in Africa.

Electronic reproduction. [New York]: JSTOR, [2020]. Available as JPEG images or in PDF format. Description based on contents viewed 27 October 2020.

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