The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State - Governance and Security Challenges in Africa (Hardcover)

This book challenges the long-held conventional wisdom that Africa is a post-colonial society of sovereign nation-states despite the outward attributes of statehood: demarcated territories, permanent populations, governments, national currencies, police, and armed forces. While it is true that African nation-states have been gifted flag independence by their respective colonial masters, few have reached fully developed status as a secure nation-state. Most African nation-states have, since independence, been grappling with the crisis of state-building, nation-building, governance, and myriad security challenges which have been chronically exacerbated by the dynamics of the post-Cold War era. To focus merely on the agency of the African political elite and their inability to sustain functional modern nation-states misses the point. The central argument of the book is that an understanding of Africa's contemporary governance and security challenges requires us to historicize the discourse surrounding nation-building and state-building throughout Africa.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	African Governance, Development, and Leadership
Release date:	June 2018
Authors:	W. Alade Fawole
Dimensions:	231 x 159 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	254
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-6460-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-6460-7
Barcode:	9781498564601

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