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In this comprehensive study, a specialist and scholar of African affairs argues that the current crisis in African development can be traced directly to European colonial rule, which left the continent with a "singularly difficult legacy", unique in modern history.

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"Bula Matari" and the contemporary African crisis; on the state; the nature and genesis of the colonial state; constructing "Bula Matari"; the colonial state institutionalized; toward African independence; the ambiguous challenge of civil society; the imperial legacy and state traditions; the afterlife of the African colonial state - comparative reflections.

African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective Paper

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 3 March 1997
      ISBN-13 9780300068795
      978-0300068795
      ISBN-10 0300068794
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      National liberation and independence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this comprehensive study, a specialist and scholar of African affairs argues that the current crisis in African development can be traced directly to European colonial rule, which left the continent with a "singularly difficult legacy", unique in modern history.

      Table of Contents
      "Bula Matari" and the contemporary African crisis; on the state; the nature and genesis of the colonial state; constructing "Bula Matari"; the colonial state institutionalized; toward African independence; the ambiguous challenge of civil society; the imperial legacy and state traditions; the afterlife of the African colonial state - comparative reflections.

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