Africa : unity, sovereignty, and sorrow /

Explores the endurance of Africa's weak states which, despite their failure to protect and promote the interests of their citizens, translate international sovereignty into domestic legal command.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Englebert, Pierre
Format: Printed Book
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009.
Subjects:
Legitimacy of governments > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Sovereignty > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Online Access:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hEuFPQAACAAJ&dq=9781588266231&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFtNqVz7_fAhVMQ48KHWbfBkYQ6AEIKDAA
Table of Contents:
  • The resilience of the African state
  • The puzzle of territorial integrity
  • The enduring authority of weak states
  • The domestic currency of international sovereignty
  • The calculus of compliance
  • Separatist illustions and sovereignty variations
  • The politics of unity and estrangement
  • Sovereignty's shackles
  • Rational policy fantasies.

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