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Civil Society in Africa - The Idea of Civil Society by Adam B. Seligman New York, Toronto, and London, The Free Press/Maxwell Macmillan, 1992. Pp. xii + 241. £24.95. - Predatory Rule: state and civil society in Africa by Robert Fatton Jr Boulder and London, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1992. Pp. viii + 165. £26.95. - The State in Africa: the politics of the belly by Jean-François Bayart London and New York, Longman, 1993. Pp. xxiii + 370. £14.99 paperback. - Civil Society and the State in Africa edited by John W. Harbeson, Donald Rothchild, and Naomi Chazan Boulder and London, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1994. pp. vii + 312. £39.95.

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The Idea of Civil Society by Adam B. Seligman New York, Toronto, and London, The Free Press/Maxwell Macmillan, 1992. Pp. xii + 241. £24.95.
Predatory Rule: state and civil society in Africa by Robert Fatton Jr Boulder and London, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1992. Pp. viii + 165. £26.95.
The State in Africa: the politics of the belly by Jean-François Bayart London and New York, Longman, 1993. Pp. xxiii + 370. £14.99 paperback.

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Frank A. Kunz
Frank A. Kunz
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Department of Political Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 181 - 187
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