{"product_id":"african-states-abu-bakarr-bah-9798855801378","title":"African States: Domestic and External Security Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays on the security challenges faced by African states.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central concern that shapes this edited volume is the nature of the African state. Contributors point to an interesting intersection of domestic and external issues that is framed as a \u003ci\u003eglocalized\u003c\/i\u003e security situation. Individual chapters shed new insights on conflict drivers through case studies on Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia, as well as broader issues on the nature of African states. Arguments pivot on three issues, which show the intersection of the domestic and external forces that render the African state as a glocal problem: (a) the colonial roots of the state, (b) problems of governance, and (c) international and regional security imperatives. By problematizing the African state and connecting the security challenges of African states to colonialism, patrimonial rule, and geopolitical security issues, \u003ci\u003eAfrican States\u003c\/i\u003e brings forth a new way of examining African states through the notion of glocalized security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abu Bakarr Bah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855801378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Abu Bakarr Bah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154081034495,"sku":"9798855801378","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a4b10fb-36fe-42bb-82e1-1b94b7b705b8.jpg?v=1770787762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-states-abu-bakarr-bah-9798855801378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}