Borders Nationalism And The African State

by Laremont, Ricardo Rene

• ISBN13: 9781588263407
• ISBN10: 1588263401
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Summary

Tackling a fundamental question in the study of contemporary African politics, Borders, Nationalism, and the African State systematically and comparatively examines the impact of colonial borders on the intertwined trajectories of ethnic conflict and state development.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
1 Borders, States, and Nationalism
Ricardo René Larémont	1	(32)
2 Sudan's Turbulent Road to Nationhood
Francis M. Deng	33	(54)
3 Making and Remaking State and Nation in Ethiopia
Edmond J. Keller	87	(48)
4 The Enduring Idea of the Congo
Herbert F. Weiss and Tatiana Carayannis	135	(44)
5 Ethnicity and National Identity in Sierra Leone
Jimmy D. Kandeh, Ricardo René Larémont, and Rachel Cremona	179	(52)
6 Ethnic Grievance or Material Greed?
Ricardo René Larémont and Robert L. Ostergard Jr.	231	(46)
7 The World Economy and the African State
William G. Martin	277	(38)
8 Conclusion
Ricardo René Larémont	315	(10)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	325	(2)
Bibliography	327	(14)
The Contributors	341	(2)
Index	343	(8)
About the Book	351