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Power in Africa: An Essay in Political Interpretation

Power in Africa: An Essay in Political Interpretation Paperback - 1993

by Patrick Chabal

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Casting a fresh look at contemporary Black African politics, this book argues that the understanding of African has all too often been hampered by the limitations of the concepts and approaches used. In this challenging and stimulating book, Chabal interprets Africa's current social and political predicament. Lightning Print On Demand Title

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  • Title Power in Africa: An Essay in Political Interpretation
  • Author Patrick Chabal
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Facsimile
  • Condition New
  • Pages 311
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 1993-12-10
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780312099541_pod
  • ISBN 9780312099541 / 0312099541
  • Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.49 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 13.94 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
  • Library of Congress subjects Power (Social sciences), Africa - Politics and government - 1960-
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93023786
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.96

From the publisher

"Power in Africa" casts a fresh look at contemporary Black African politics. It argues that our understanding of Africa has all too often been hampered by the limitations of the concepts and approaches we have used. It reviews the merits and failings of existing interpretations of Africa's post-colonial society and offers a new approach to its understanding. "Power in Africa" has two main aims. First, to present a comparative conceptual framework which places Africa's politics within its appropriate historical context (from the pre-colonial to the present). Second, to provide an explanation of what is actually happening in Africa in terms which make it possible to relate Africa's contemporary predicament and its possible futures to those of other parts of the world.

No-one can deny that today Africa is in crisis. Wars, coups, famines and violence stalk the continent and fill the pages of our newspapers. Africa's debt is astronomical, economic development has ceased, corruption appears endemic and force seems the chief instrument of politics. At the same time we hear that Africa is now moving towards democracy. Economic and political liberalisation is seen as the way forward. How do we assess the viability of the current moves towards democracy? How do we move away from the cliches of Africa as a dark continent perenially in crisis? "Power in Africa" develops a political analysis which attempts to offer a plausible interpretation of Africa's fate.

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Power in Africa is an old-fashioned book in that it is first and foremost an essay, that is a sustained analytical and interpretative text on contemporary African politics.

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"Power in Africa" casts a fresh look at contemporary Black African politics. It argues that our understanding of Africa has all too often been hampered by the limitations of the concepts and approaches we have used. It reviews the merits and failings of existing interpretations of Africa's post-colonial society and offers a new approach to its understanding. "Power in Africa" has two main aims. First, to present a comparative conceptual framework which places Africa's politics within its appropriate historical context (from the pre-colonial to the present). Second, to provide an explanation of what is actually happening in Africa in terms which make it possible to relate Africa's contemporary predicament and its possible futures to those of other parts of the world.

No-one can deny that today Africa is in crisis. Wars, coups, famines and violence stalk the continent and fill the pages of our newspapers. Africa's debt is astronomical, economic development has ceased, corruption appears endemic and force seems the chief instrument of politics. At the same time we hear that Africa is now moving towards democracy. Economic and political liberalisation is seen as the way forward. How do we assess the viability of the current moves towards democracy? How do we move away from the cliches of Africa as a dark continent perenially in crisis? "Power in Africa" develops a political analysis which attempts to offer a plausible interpretation of Africa's fate.

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