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The state in Africa the politics of the belly

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge Polity 2009Description: xc, 370 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780745644370
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.96BAY
Summary: 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. Instead he invites the reader to see that African politics is like politics anywhere else in the world, not an exotic aberration.
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Book Book UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Africa 320.96BAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available UR005086

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. Instead he invites the reader to see that African politics is like politics anywhere else in the world, not an exotic aberration.

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