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States and Power in Africa : Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control, Pa...
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- States and Power in Africa : Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control, Paperback by Herbst, Jeffrey, ISBN 0691164142, ISBN-13 9780691164144, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
This volume analyzes state creation and consolidation in Africa over the past several hundred years through an examination of the fundamental problem faced by leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, namely how to broadcast power over sparsely settled lands. It considers the political actions of different leaders as they designed their states and argues that they dealt with three issues: the cost of expanding the domestic power infrastructure, the nature of national boundaries, and the design of state systems. It compares Africa's political geographies with those of Europe, then discusses the theory and practice of broadcasting power in precolonial Africa; the cost structure facing white leaders attempting to broadcast power, the nature of the boundaries established by the Europeans, and the state system that was created; and the attempt by Africans to build states during peace. The subsequent sections address the effects of the size and shape of nations on domestic politics and how far the centralized states have been able to broadcast power into rural areas, including disputes over land tenure, and the politics of the currency in West Africa from the beginning of the 20th century and how boundaries have changed the nature of population movements across Africa, affecting citizenship. This edition has a new preface that connects recent changes in Africa to long-term state consolidation, as well as a revised chapter on policy implications to reflect the evolution of African and international responses to state failure since 2000. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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