State, conflict, and democracy in Africa
- Boulder L. Rienner 1999
- xii, 527 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-510) and index.
This volume explores important dimensions of state formation and erosion, social conflict and the gains and setbacks in democratization in contemporary Africa. The results of nearly a decade of research, reflection and collegial interaction, the collection delineates the dominant patterns of political restructuring since the upheavals of the early 1990s.