The Dialectics of Oppression in Zaire |
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| Author:
| Schatzberg, Michael G. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-20694-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1991 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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. . . a truly authoritative source. ÑForeign Affairs" . . . a valuable book for policy makers, multinational corporations, international organizations, and scholars who are interested in state formation in post-colonial Africa." ÑAfrican Studies ReviewFocusing on what the Zairian state is and does, Schatzberg examines how scarcity and insecurity have become twin motors of a dialectic of oppression, resulting in coercion, corruption, exploitation, and fear.
. . . a truly authoritative source. ÑForeign Affairs" . . . a valuable book for policy makers, multinational corporations, international organizations, and scholars who are interested in state formation in post-colonial Africa." ÑAfrican Studies ReviewFocusing on what the Zairian state is and does, Schatzberg examines how scarcity and insecurity have become twin motors of a dialectic of oppression, resulting in coercion, corruption, exploitation, and fear.