The African colonial state in comparative perspective
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The African colonial state in comparative perspective
Yale University Press, c1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-348) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
In this comprehensive and original study, a distinguished specialist and scholar of African affairs argues that the current crisis in African development can be traced directly to European colonial rule, which left the continent with a "singularly difficult legacy" that is unique in modern history. Crawford Young proposes a new conception of the state, weighing the different characteristics of earlier European empires (including those of Holland, Portugal, England, and Venice) and distilling their common qualities. He then presents a concise and wide-ranging history of colonization in Africa, from the era of construction through consolidation and decolonization. Young argues that several qualities combined to make the European colonial experience in Africa distinctive. The high number of nations competing for power around the continent and the necessity to achieve effective occupation swiftly, yet make the colonies self-financing, drove colonial powers toward policies of "ruthless extractive action." The persistent, virulent racism that established a distance between rulers and subjects was especially central to African colonial history.
Young concludes by turning his sights to other regions of the once-colonized world, comparing the fates of former African colonies to their counterparts elsewhere. In tracing both the overarching traits and variations in African colonial states, he makes a strong case that colonialism has played a significant part in shaping the fate of this troubled continent.
目次
- "Bula Matari" and the contemporary African crisis
- on the state
- the nature and genesis of the colonial state
- constructing "Bula Matari"
- the colonial state institutionalized
- toward African independence
- the ambiguous challenge of civil society
- the imperial legacy and state traditions
- the afterlife of the African colonial state - comparative reflections.
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