Power in Africa: An Essay in Political Interpretation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349124701)

'This book will rightfully head many a reading list...'C.Allen, British Book News Power in Africa casts a fresh look at contemporary Black African politics. It reviews the merits and failings of existing interpretations of Africa's post-colonial society and offers a new approach to its understanding. It has two main aims. First, to present a comparative conceptual framework which places Africa's politics within its appropriate historical context. Second, to offer an explanation of what is actually happening in Africa - beyond the clichs of a dark continent perennially in crisis.

Author: Patrick Chabal
ISBN-10: 1349124702
ISBN-13: 9781349124701
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1992
Pages: 311
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d