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A modern view of Africa

Ketil Fred Hansen
Review written by Ketil Fred Hansen
Institutions and Democracy in Africa: How the Rules of the Game Shapes Political Developments
Forfatter: Nic Cheeseman (red.)
Forlag: Cambridge University Press (Storbritannia)
The anthology presents 13 texts written by several renowned Africanists. Editor and professor Nic Cheeseman succeeds in his goal of offering a new and modern understanding of the African state.




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Ketil Fred Hansen
Ketil Fred Hansen
Hansen is a professor of social sciences at UiS and a regular reviewer at Ny Tid.

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