States and Power in Africa
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: March 6, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780691010281
Subjects: African history; Constitution: government & the state; Political science & theory; Politics and government; International Relations - General; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Africa; General; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science and International Relations; Power (Social sciences)
First sentence: THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM facing state-builders in Africa-be they pre-colonial kings, colonial governors, or presidents in the independent era-has been to project authority over inhospitable territories that contain relatively low densities of people.