| When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late-Century Africa Contributor(s): Bates, Robert H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 110756980X ISBN-13: 9781107569805 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - African - History | Africa - General - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 321.09 |
| LCCN: 2015302928 |
| Series: Canto Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.53" W x 8.55" (0.64 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the later decades of the twentieth century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an exploration of state failure in Africa. In so doing, he not only plumbs the depths of the continent's late-century tragedy, but also the logic of political order, and the foundations of the state. This book covers a wide range of territory by drawing on materials from Rwanda, Sudan, Liberia, and Congo. Written to be accessible to the general reader, it is nonetheless a must-read for scholars and policymakers concerned with conflict and state failure. |