Bates, Robert H.

When things fell apart : state failure in late-century Africa / Robert H. Bates. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xiv, 191 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. - Cambridge studies in comparative politics .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index.

9780521887359 (hardback) 0521887356 (hardback) 9780521715256 (pbk.) 0521715253 (pbk.)

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Failed states-- History--Africa-- 20th century.


Africa-- Politics and government-- 20th century.

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