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008			090122s2009 coua b 001 0 eng
020			_a158826646X _qhardcover
020			_a9781588266231 _qpbk.
020			_a1588266230 _qpbk.
040			_cASTL _beng
100	1		_aEnglebert, Pierre, _d1962- _9819892
245	1	0	_aAfrica : _bunity, sovereignty, and sorrow / _cPierre Englebert.
260			_aBoulder, Colo. : _bLynne Rienner Publishers, _c2009.
300			_axiii, 301 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aExplores 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.
650		0	_aLegitimacy of governments _zAfrica, Sub-Saharan. _9819893
650		0	_aSovereignty _xSocial aspects _zAfrica, Sub-Saharan. _9819894
651		0	_aAfrica, Sub-Saharan _xPolitics and government _y21st century. _9819895
942			_2CC _cTEXL _n0
999			_c1432251 _d1432251