{"product_id":"african-colonial-state-in-comparative-perspective-paper-9780300068795","title":"African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective Paper","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767250288983,"sku":"9780300068795","price":38.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300068795.jpg?v=1758712676","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/african-colonial-state-in-comparative-perspective-paper-9780300068795","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}