The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective

by Crawford Young

Book Overview

In this comprehensive and original study, a distinguished 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" that is unique in modern history.

Crawford Young proposes a new conception of the state, weighing the different characteristics of earlier European empires (including those of Holland,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300068794
• ISBN13: 9780300068795
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"