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State development in Africa is risky, even life-threatening. Heads of state must weigh the advantage of promoting political and economic development against the

This book models the trade-off that rulers of weak, ethnically-divided states face between coups and civil war. Drawing evidence from extensive field research i

Using extensive research, this book argues that successful African leaders consolidate their rule by developing strategic rural coalitions.

An examination of how peacekeeping is woven into national, regional and international politics in Africa, and its consequences.

This case study of Botswana focuses on the state-building qualities of biodiversity conservation in southern Africa. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Annette A.