States and Power in Africa
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: February 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780691010274
Subjects: African history; Constitution: government & the state; Political science & theory; Contemporary Politics - Africa; Current Affairs; Politics / Current Events; General; History & Theory - General; International Relations - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science and International Relations; Political; Africa; Politics and government; 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.