The State-Society Struggle: Zaire in Comparative Perspective

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The State-Society Struggle

Zaire in Comparative Perspective

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1984

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Examines the attempted state formation and the state-society struggle in Zaire from a variety of theoretical and comparative perspectives.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Part I: Comparative and Analytic Perspectives
1. Mobutu's Zaire: An Authoritarian State in Comparative Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
2. State Formation and the State-Society Struggle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	81
3. Absolutism and the State-Society Struggle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	111
Part II: The State-Society Struggle in Zaire
4. Zairian Absolutism and the State-Society Struggle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
5. Absolutist Territorial Administration: Mobutu's Prefects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	233
6. The Daily Tasks of Zairian Absolutism: Two Subregions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	277
7. Zairian Absolutism and the Coverover Process: Control of Local Collectivities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	335
8. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	409
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	427
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	475
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	507

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May 6, 2019

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9780231897549

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516

https://doi.org/10.7312/call94210

eBook ISBN: 9780231897549

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