Researching power & identity in African state formation : comparative perspectives / Martin Doornbos, Wim van Binsbergen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doornbos, Martin, author.

Binsbergen, Wim M. J. van, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Africa.

Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

Power (Social sciences)--Africa.

Power (Social sciences).

Political culture--Africa.

Political culture.

Group identity--Africa.

Group identity.

Middle class--Political activity--Africa.

Middle class.

Cultural pluralism--Africa.

Cultural pluralism.

Ethnicity--Africa.

Ethnicity.

Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Middle class--Political activity.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 542 pages : some illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Researching power and identity in African state formation

Power & identity in African state formation

Power and identity in African state formation

Place of Publication:

Pretoria : Unisa Press, [2017]

Summary:

This volume focuses on how the dynamic interplay of power and identity impacts on political structures and collective actions in the African context. It offers a panoramic sweep over the shifting modes in which various African states and communities have been inventing and re-inventing political identities, interpreting themselves to themselves and to the external world. Out of varied layers of reality and experience, the authors highlight the connections between power and identity at play behind emerging new state forms and searches for political security and self-esteem.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-528) and index.

ISBN:

9781868886579

1868886573

OCLC:

1007126126

Publisher Number:

99993579366