States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control - Second Edition

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States and Power in Africa

Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control - Second Edition

Jeffrey Herbst, Jeffrey Herbst

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Princeton University Press
03 March 2015

History; African history; Comparative politics; Political structure & processes

Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics

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.

By: Jeffrey Herbst
Preface by: Jeffrey Herbst
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: Second Edition
Volume: 149
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780691164144
ISBN 10: 0691164142
Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 03 March 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Herbst is president of Colgate University.

Reviews for States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control - Second Edition

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 A brave effort to rethink some outdated approaches to fundamental problems. --Foreign Affairs