Africa Works: Disorder As Political Instrument (African Issues) - Jean-pascal Daloz - Books - Indiana University Press - 9780253212870 - January 22, 1999
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Africa Works: Disorder As Political Instrument (African Issues)

Jean-pascal Daloz

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Africa Works: Disorder As Political Instrument (African Issues)

How do political systems in Africa work? Is the "real" business of politics taking place outside the scope of standard political analysis, in an "informal" or more personalised setting? How are the prospects for reform and renewal in African societies affected by the emerging elites? Is "modernisation" in 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 "tribal" politics, 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-traditionalising" in African societies

African Issues, edited by Alex de Waal
February 1999 192 pp 5 ½ x 8 ½ Index

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 22, 1999
ISBN13 9780253212870
Publishers Indiana University Press
Pages 192
Dimensions 135 × 216 × 17 mm   ·   317 g
Language English  

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