num_pages: 422
description: Catherine Boone examines political regionalism in Africa and how it affects forms of government, and prospects for democracy and development. Boone's study is set within the context of larger theories of political development in agrarian societies. It features a series of compelling case studies that focus on regions within Senegal, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire and ranges from 1930 to the present. The book will be of interest to readers concerned with comparative politics, Africa, development, regionalism and federalism, and ethnic politics.
language: English
title: Political Topographies of the African State: Territorial Authority and Institutional Choice
titlecomplete: Political Topographies of the African State: Territorial Authority and Institutional Choice (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
genres: Politics, Political Science, Africa, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 17
series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
publisher: Cambridge University Press