About this title: The question usually asked about Africa is: 'why is it going wrong?' Is the continent still suffering from the ravages of colonialism? Or is it the victim of postcolonial economic exploitation, poor governance and lack of aid? Whatever the answer, increasingly the result is poverty and violence. In "Africa: the Politics of Suffering and Smiling", Patrick Chabal approaches this question differently by reconsidering the role of theory in African politics. Chabal discusses the limitations of existing political theories of Africa and proposes a different starting point; arguing that political ...
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Publisher: Zed Books
Date Published: 2009-03-15
ISBN-13:9781842779095ISBN:1842779095
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Publisher: Zed Books
Date Published: 2009-04-28
ISBN-13:9781842779095ISBN:1842779095
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Publisher: ZED BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781842779095ISBN:1842779095
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 208 pages. Considers the role of theory in african politics. this book discusses the limitations of political theories of africa and proposes a starting point; arguing that political thinking ought to be driven by the need to address the immediacy of everyday life and death. (Paperback) read more
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Publisher: Zed Books
Date Published: 2009-04-28
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Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781842779095ISBN:1842779095
Description: New. Considers the role of theory in African politics. This book discusses the limitations of political theories of Africa and proposes a starting point; arguing that political thinking ought to be driven by the need to address the immediacy of everyday li... read more
Description: New. In this book, Patrick Chabal discusses the limitations of existing political theories of Africa and proposes a different starting point; arguing that political thinking ought to be driven by the need to address the immediacy of everyday life and death. read more
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