Power in Africa : An Essay in Political Interpretation (New ed)

'This book will rightfully head many a reading list...'C.Allen, British Book News Power in Africa casts a fresh look at contemporary Black African politics.

It reviews the merits and failings of existing interpretations of Africa's post-colonial society and offers a new approach to its understanding.

It has two main aims. First, to present a comparative conceptual framework which places Africa's politics within its appropriate historical context.

Second, to offer an explanation of what is actually happening in Africa - beyond the clichs of a dark continent perennially in crisis.