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020 _a1588266230 (pbk.)
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082 0 0 _aAFR 320.967 Eng 2009
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100 1 _aEnglebert, Pierre,
_d1962-
245 1 0 _aAfrica :
_bunity, sovereignty, and sorrow /
_cPierre Englebert.
260 _aBoulder, Colo. :
_bLynne Rienner Publishers,
_c2009.
300 _axiii, 301 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe resilience of the African state -- The puzzle of territorial integrity -- The enduring authority of weak states -- The domestic currency of international sovereignty -- The calculus of compliance -- Separatist illustions and sovereignty variations -- The politics of unity and estrangement -- Sovereignty's shackles -- Rational policy fantasies.
520 _aExplores the endurance of Africa's weak states which, despite their failure to protect and promote the interests of their citizens, translate international sovereignty into domestic legal command.
650 0 _aLegitimacy of governments
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650 0 _aSovereignty
_xSocial aspects
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
651 0 _aAfrica, Sub-Saharan
_xPolitics and government
_y21st century.
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