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Why is the Horn such a distinctive part of Africa? This book, by one of the foremost scholars of the region, traces this question through its exceptional history and also probes the wildly divergent fates of the Horn's contemporary nation-states, despite the striking regional particularity inherited from the colonial past. Christopher Clapham explores how the Horn's peculiar topography gave rise to the Ethiopian empire, the sole African state ...

First published in 1985, The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes was written against the backdrop of the increased prominence of military intervention in the political process during this century. It is an in-depth study that draws on global material and experiences from throughout the century.

What distinguishes the Horn of Africa from the rest of the continent and explains its political fragility? This is the book to read.

An excellent introductory textbook on the politics of Third World Countries, this book draws on examples from Latin America, Africa and Asia to analyse their role in the global political economy.

First published in 1985, The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes was written against the backdrop of the increased prominence of military intervention in the political process during this century. It is an in-depth study that draws on global material and experiences from throughout the century.

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This leading dictionary contains over 3, 000 clear and concise entries updated in line with curriculum and degree requirements. It covers pure and applied mathematics and statistics, features entry-level web links, and includes detailed appendices. Authoritative and comprehensive, this A-Z is invaluable for students and teachers of mathematics.

This 1988 text traces the continuities between revolutionary Ethiopia and the development of a centralised Ethiopian state since the nineteenth century.

An excellent contriubtion to the comparative analysis... " -- ForeignAffairs"This work is an important study... The individualchapters are based on extensive reearch and field work, often in difficult anddangerous conditions. They provide facts and insights not to be found elsewhere, andthe work will long remain an indispensable text." -- International Journal ofAfrican Historical Studies..". an outstanding study on themajor insurgencies that ...

What distinguishes the Horn of Africa from the rest of the continent and explains its political fragility? This is the book to read.

Very similar in some ways, but strikingly different in others, Sierra Leone and Liberia have an obvious appeal for comparative analysis.

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A study of six African 'big states', which analyses both the country-specific factors which have led to all but one of these states being described as dysfunctional, as well as cross-cutting issues which affect all of the big states in Africa and which may have contributed to 'dysfunctionality'.

The author examines how awkward, how ambiguous, how unsatisfactory, and often how tragic the encounter has been between African and Western conceptions of statehood.

The author examines how awkward, how ambiguous, how unsatisfactory, and often how tragic the encounter has been between African and Western conceptions of statehood.