Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In his ground-breaking book, Jeffrey Herbst places the African state-building process in a truly comparative perspective, examining the problem of state consolidation from the precolonial period, through the short but intense interlude of European colonialism, to the modern era of independent states. Herbst's bold contention - that the conditions now facing African state-builders existed long before European penetration of the continent - is sure to provoke controversy, for it runs counter to the prevailing assumption that colonialism changed everything. In identifying how the African state-building process differs from the European experience, Herbst addresses the fundamental problem confronting African leaders: how to extend authority over sparsely settled lands. Indeed, efforts to exert control over vast, inhospitable territories of low population density and varied environmental and geographical zones have resulted in devastating wars, millions of refugees, and dysfunctional governments perpetrating destructive policies. Detailing the precise political calculations of distinct African leaders, Herbst isolates the basic dynamics of African state development. In analyzing how these leaders have attempted to consolidate power, he is able to evaluate a variety of policy alternatives for dealing with the fundamental political challenges facing African states today.
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practice of politics这门课目前为止读过最喜欢的一本，逻辑很清晰，最难能可贵的是对于民主没有浪漫过头的幻想，对非欧洲文化抱着努力去理解的意图。与同一周另一本读物，why nations fail，形成鲜明对比。 后者戴着强烈西方视角滤镜，试图以政体不同占据一切国家间行为的永恒道德制高点，口吻极度elitist且以白人世界为中心，谈到韩国某位独裁者，以欣慰的口吻说，'the Harvard-Princeton educated... Syngman Rhee'，冲这一句都想给负分。
评分大胆魄力与聪明想法兼具，“西方中心”历史机制极简化却又极关注同样动力在异世界的展开，结合版图地理、公路网与人口分布分析权力投射一章堪称技巧典范，吐槽国关自恋死守国际体系拒绝比较政治深得某心。从欧陆模型抽取三大国家形成动力（权力投射成本、边界稳固度、国际体系状况）反照非洲状况：多样地理状况与高度地理区隔造成人口分散，历史上部落中心区与边缘，现代首都与都会区、城乡区隔严重，少数有幸人口相对从中心向边缘递减国家有更好权力投射条件；史上边界模糊不定，欧洲殖民者自沿海向内地扩张并引入边界体系后稳定边界成为后殖民国家维持管治树立国家身份利器，但过分稳定边界既冲击族群纽带和国家与部落关系，又加强抱残守缺，树立国民身份努力并未同步。国际体系与独立进程同步，相对和平减少冲突，却减少战争倒逼国家机器强化之效能。
评分practice of politics这门课目前为止读过最喜欢的一本，逻辑很清晰，最难能可贵的是对于民主没有浪漫过头的幻想，对非欧洲文化抱着努力去理解的意图。与同一周另一本读物，why nations fail，形成鲜明对比。 后者戴着强烈西方视角滤镜，试图以政体不同占据一切国家间行为的永恒道德制高点，口吻极度elitist且以白人世界为中心，谈到韩国某位独裁者，以欣慰的口吻说，'the Harvard-Princeton educated... Syngman Rhee'，冲这一句都想给负分。
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