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Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument

By Patrick Chabal

Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument

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How do political systems in Africa work? Is the "realbusiness of politics taking place outside the scope of standard political analysis, in an "informalor more personalised setting? How are the prospects for reform and renewal in African societies affected by the emerging elites? Is "modernisationin Africa different? Are there within African countries social, political and cultural factors which aspire to the continuation of patrimony and conspire against economic development?Relations of power between rulers and the ruled continue to inform the role of the state and the expectations of the newly emphasized civil society. The question of identity, the resurgence of ethnicity and its attendant "tribalpolitics, the growing importance of African religions and the increasing resort to extreme and often ritualised violence in situations of civil disorder, point to a process of "re-traditionalisingin African societiesAfrican Issues, edited by Alex de WaalFebruary 1999 192 pp 5 x 8 Index
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Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
1999-04-01
Publication Date:
1999-01-31
Publisher:
INDIANA UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0253212871
ISBN13:
9780253212870
Weight:
222 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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