Lineages of State Fragility: Rural Civil Society in Guinea-Bissau (Western African Studies) - Hardcover

Forrest, Joshua

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0852554966 ISBN 13: 9780852554968

Publisher: James Currey, 2003

Synopsis

Combines the use of primary and secondary sources, as well as modern political theory to show the resilience of this often overlooked country. In this impressive work Forrest examines a significant and overlooked aspect of Guinea-Bissau's political evolution: the continuing ability of civil society to evade and thwart state power. The work identifies the social formations that account for civil societal strength and analyses the socially, politically, and militarily significant experiences of rural civil society to account for the social origins of Guinea-Bissau's soft state. North America: Ohio U Press

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About the Author

Joshua B. Forrest is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont.

Edition details

• Publisher: James Currey
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852554966
• ISBN 13: 9780852554968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352