The state in Africa
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.
Print Book, English, 2009
2nd ed
Polity, Cambridge, 2009
xc, 370 pages.
9780745644370, 0745644376
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Foreword by John Dunn Notice Preface to the second English edition (2009) Preface to the first English edition (1993) Preface to the original French edition (1989) Introduction Part One: The Genesis of the State Part Two: Scenarios in the Pursuit of Hegemony Part Three: Political Action Conclusion: Of Terroirs and Men Notes Index
Translated from the French