African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective

Name: African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective
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ISBN: 9780300068795

ISBN-10: 0300068794

ISBN-13: 9780300068795

Edition: 1997

Authors: Crawford Young

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In this prizewinning book, a distinguished specialist and author on African affairs discusses the history of colonisation in Africa. Young considers a wide range of African countries, and proposes a new conception of the state.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/27/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.93" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



List of Tables


Preface



Bula Matari and the Contemporary African Crisis



On the State



The Nature and Genesis of the Colonial State



Constructing Bula Matari



The Colonial State Institutionalized



Toward African Independence



The Ambiguous Challenge of Civil Society



The Imperial Legacy and State Traditions



The Afterlife of the African Colonial State: Concluding Reflections


Notes


Index