TY  - BOOK
AU  - Englebert, Pierre,
TI  -  Africa: unity, sovereignty, and sorrow 
SN  - 9781588266231 (pbk.)
U1  - 320.967  22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Boulder, Colo.
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers
KW  - Legitimacy of governments
KW  - Africa, Sub-Saharan
KW  - Sovereignty
KW  -  Social aspects
KW  -  Politics and government
KW  -  21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The resilience of the African state -- The puzzle of territorial int egrity -- The enduring authority of weak states -- The domestic currenc y of international sovereignty -- The calculus of compliance -- Separat ist illustions and sovereignty variations -- The politics of unity and estrangement -- Sovereignty's shackles -- Rational policy fantasies
N2  - Explores the endurance of Africa's weak states which, despite their failure to protect and promote the interests of their citizens, transla te international sovereignty into domestic legal command
ER  -