Power in Africa: An Essay in Political Interpretation

by Patrick Chabal

"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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312099541
• ISBN13: 9780312099541
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"