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  Contemporary West African States (African Studies Series) (Paperback) Edited by Donal B.Cruise O'Brien, Edited by John Dunn, Edited by R.J.A.R. Rathbone, Series edited by David Anderson, Series edited by Carolyn Brown, Series edited by Christopher Clapham, Series edited by Michael Gomez, Series edited by Patrick Manning, Series edited by David Robinson

  

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  Short Description for Contemporary West African StatesA provocative contribution to the debate on the nature of the state and political processes in Africa.
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  • Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Published: 01 February 1990
  • Format: Paperback 236 pages
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  • Categories: Politics & Government | African History | Postwar 20th Century History, From C 1945 To C 2000
  • ISBN 13: 9780521368933 ISBN 10: 0521368936

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• The West African states have reached maturity. This new volume - appearing a decade after the successful West African States: Failure and Promise - provides up-to-date studies of nine states, including Chad, Burkina Faso and Cameroon, which were neglected in the earlier volume, and introduces contemporary theories of West African politics. The book reflects changes on the ground and also in academic debate, notably the remarkable retreat of dependency theory and Marxian analysis and the rise of free-market theorising by both governments and scholars. The volume also contains important observations on the political importance of religious fundamentalism in the region, and the growth of sub-national forms of political activity. The writers are well-known scholars in the field, and include contributors to the influential journal Politique Africaine. This will be a useful textbook for everyone interested in African politics, but it is also a provocative contribution to the debate on the nature of the state and political processes in Africa.