The rise and decline of the Zairian state /:

Zaire, apparently strong and stable under President Mobutu in the early 1970s, was bankrupt and discredited by the end of that decade, beset by hyperinflation and mass corruption, the populace forced into abject poverty. Why and how, in a new state strategically located in Central Africa and rich in...

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1. Verfasser: Young, Crawford, 1931-
Weitere Verfasser: Turner, Thomas, 1939-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [1985]
Schriftenreihe:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. History.
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Zusammenfassung:Zaire, apparently strong and stable under President Mobutu in the early 1970s, was bankrupt and discredited by the end of that decade, beset by hyperinflation and mass corruption, the populace forced into abject poverty. Why and how, in a new state strategically located in Central Africa and rich in mineral resources, did this happen? How did the Zairian state become a "parasitic predator" upon its own people? The authors examine the political history of Mobutu's Zaire, looking at critical structures and patterns of societal flux, inequality, and cleavage, in particular the urban-rural nexus, the problematic of class formation, and the fluid patterns of cultural pluralism.
Beschreibung:Spine title: The rise & decline of the Zairian state.
Includes index.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xix, 500 pages) : illustrations, map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-468) and index.
ISBN:9780299101138
0299101134
1283991020
9781283991025

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