The poor economic performance of some African countries since independence has been a major concern to both African leaders and policy makers. This volume, whic

The contributors not only study state breakdown but compare the consequences of post-communism with those of post-colonialism.

This interdisciplinary volume attempts to expand the temporal and geographic agenda of postcolonial studies.

Out of Africa rethinks the relationship between post-structuralism and postcolonialism to deepen our understanding of the origins of social knowledge. It explor

"A highly readable, sweeping, and yet detailed analysis of the African state in all its failures and moments of hope. Crawford Young manages to touch upon all t