Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In his ground-breaking book, Jeffrey Herbst places the African state-building process in a truly comparative perspective, examining the problem of state consolidation from the precolonial period, through the short but intense interlude of European colonialism, to the modern era of independent states. Herbst's bold contention - that the conditions now facing African state-builders existed long before European penetration of the continent - is sure to provoke controversy, for it runs counter to the prevailing assumption that colonialism changed everything. In identifying how the African state-building process differs from the European experience, Herbst addresses the fundamental problem confronting African leaders: how to extend authority over sparsely settled lands. Indeed, efforts to exert control over vast, inhospitable territories of low population density and varied environmental and geographical zones have resulted in devastating wars, millions of refugees, and dysfunctional governments perpetrating destructive policies. Detailing the precise political calculations of distinct African leaders, Herbst isolates the basic dynamics of African state development. In analyzing how these leaders have attempted to consolidate power, he is able to evaluate a variety of policy alternatives for dealing with the fundamental political challenges facing African states today.
評分
評分
評分
評分
校長就是好呀~~行文流暢清晰易懂=3=
评分Nationalism可以再深入地討論下 淺顯易懂必須好評 但感覺一直在以一個宏觀、敘述人的角度講 沒有深入到某個國傢談談政府及人民切實的觀點,行為及感受
评分WOW!! 敢想也敢說,同時論證邏輯如此嚴密,大佬就是大佬/ notes to be posted
评分2-4 多個主題的雜糅,創見頗多,強調African Exceptionalism
评分practice of politics這門課目前為止讀過最喜歡的一本,邏輯很清晰,最難能可貴的是對於民主沒有浪漫過頭的幻想,對非歐洲文化抱著努力去理解的意圖。與同一周另一本讀物,why nations fail,形成鮮明對比。 後者戴著強烈西方視角濾鏡,試圖以政體不同占據一切國傢間行為的永恒道德製高點,口吻極度elitist且以白人世界為中心,談到韓國某位獨裁者,以欣慰的口吻說,'the Harvard-Princeton educated... Syngman Rhee',衝這一句都想給負分。
本站所有內容均為互聯網搜索引擎提供的公開搜索信息,本站不存儲任何數據與內容,任何內容與數據均與本站無關,如有需要請聯繫相關搜索引擎包括但不限於百度,google,bing,sogou 等
© 2025 book.quotespace.org All Rights Reserved. 小美書屋 版权所有