Africa's Big Men
This book spotlights, analyzes and explains varying forms and patterns of state-society relations on the African continent, taking as point of departure the complexities created by the emergence, proliferation and complicated interactions of so-called ‘big men’ across Africa''s fifty-four states. The contributors interrogate the evolution of Africa’s big men; the role of the big men in Africa’s po...
This book spotlights, analyzes and explains varying forms and patterns of state-society relations on the African continent, taking as point of departure the complexities created by the emergence, proliferation and complicated interactions of so-called ‘big men’ across Africa''s fifty-four states. The contributors interrogate the evolution of Africa’s big men; the role of the big men in Africa’s po...