An edition of When Things Fell Apart (2008)
When Things Fell Apart
State Failure in Late-Century Africa (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
By Robert H. Bates
Publish Date
February 29, 2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
216
Description:
In the later decades of the twentieth century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an exploration of state failure in Africa. In so doing, he not only plumbs the depths of the continent's late-century tragedy, but also the logic of political order and the foundations of the state. This book covers a wide range of territory by drawing on materials from Rwanda, Sudan, Liberia, and Congo. A must-read for scholars and policy makers concerned with political conflict and state failure.