Africa Connects

Adebanwi, W.; Obadare, E.

Thisvolume advances extant reflections on the state constituted as the Ur-Power in society, particularly in Africa.It analyzes how various agents within the Nigerian society'encounter' the state - ranging from the most routine form of contact to thespectacular. While many recent collections have reheated the old paradigms - of the perils of federalism; corruption; ethnicity etc, our focus here is on encounter , that is, the nuance and complexity of how the state shapes society and vice-versa.Through this, wedepart from the standard state versus society approach that proves so limiting in explaining the African political landscape.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-08-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230622340

DOI: 10.1057/9780230109636

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 269