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UNINA9910453006503321 |
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Autore |
Hydén Göran <1938-> |
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Titolo |
African politics in comparative perspective / / Goran Hyden, University of Florida [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-139-79441-8 |
1-316-09033-7 |
1-139-34375-0 |
1-107-25492-2 |
1-139-77701-7 |
1-139-78304-1 |
1-139-78005-0 |
1-283-71604-6 |
1-139-77853-6 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political science - Africa |
Comparative government |
Africa Politics and government 1960- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: 1. The study of politics and Africa; 2. The supremacy of politics; 3. The problematic state; 4. The economy of affection; 5. Big man rule; 6. The policy paradox; 7. The agrarian question; 8. The gender issue; 9. The ethnic factor; 10. The external dimension; 11. What we know and how; 12. Quo vadis Africa? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The book synthesizes insights from different scholarly approaches and offers an original interpretation of the knowledge accumulated in the field. Goran Hyden discusses how research on African politics relates to the study of |
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