African politics in comparative perspective
By: Goran Hyden.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780521856164; 9780521671941
Subjects: Political science -- Africa.; Comparative government.; Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Description: "This book reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa. It synthesizes insights from different scholarly approaches and offers an original interpretation of the knowledge accumulated over the years. It discusses how research on African politics relates to the study of politics in other regions and mainstream theories in comparative politics."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The study of politics and Africa; title: The movement legacy; title: The problematic State; title: The economy of affection; title: Big man rule; title: The policy factor; title: The agrarian question; title: Gender and politics; title: Ethnicity and conflict; title: The external dimension; title: So what do we know?; title: Quo vadis Africa?