States and power in Africa : comparative lessons in authority and control - Herbst, Jeffrey Ira (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000)
The challenge of state-building in Africa -- Power and space in precolonial Africa -- The Europeans and the African problem -- The political kingdom in independent Africa -- National design and the broadcasting of power -- Chiefs, states, and the land -- The coin and the African realm -- The politics of migration and citizenship -- The past and the future of state power in Africa
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Power (Social sciences) -- Africa; Politics and government