by Jean-FrancoisBayart (Author)
The State in Africa is one of the important and compelling texts of comparative politics and historical sociology of the last twenty years. Bayart rejects the assumption of African 'otherness' based on stereotyped images of famine, corruption and civil war.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 420
Edition: 1
Publisher: Polity
Published: 19 Jun 2009
ISBN 10: 0745644376
ISBN 13: 9780745644370