{"product_id":"the-state-in-africa-9780745644370","title":"The State in Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe State in Africa is one of the important and compelling texts of comparative politics and historical sociology of the last twenty years. Bayart rejects the assumption of African 'otherness' based on stereotyped images of famine, corruption and civil war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For anyone who wishes to understand the politics of Africa, there is no better book from which to start.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessor John Dunn, King’s College, Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"A masterpiece in Africanist literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorruption and Reform\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Every now and then, something comes along which changes the way in which we think about our subject. Such a book is Jean-Francois Bayart's \u003ci\u003eThe State in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book should be read by all those (whether scholars or not) who are seriously concerned with understanding post-colonial African politics. Here, at last, is a book which goes beyond facile generalizations and intellectual or cultural prejudice, which respects rather than demeans Africa. \u003ci\u003eThe State in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is without doubt one of the most challenging books on contemporary Africa to have appeared in the last few years.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by John Dunn  \u003cp\u003eNotice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the second English edition (2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the first English edition (1993)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the original French edition (1989)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: The Genesis of the State\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Scenarios in the Pursuit of Hegemony\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Political Action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Of \u003ci\u003eTerroirs\u003c\/i\u003e and Men\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865705132375,"sku":"9780745644370","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745644370.jpg?v=1722275190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-state-in-africa-9780745644370","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}