The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State

The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781498564618
ISBN-13 : 1498564615
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Book Synopsis The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State by : W. Alade Fawole

Download or read book The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State written by W. Alade Fawole and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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