Nationalism and Development in Africa - Selected Essays

Informationen zum Autor James Smoot Coleman was Professor of Political Science and founding director of the African Studies Center at the University of California! Los Angeles. Following his death in 1985! the center was renamed in Coleman's honor. Richard L. Sklar is Professor of Political Science at the University of California! Los Angeles. Klappentext James Smoot Coleman was the leading theorist of his time in African political studies. His work fused liberal-democratic idealism and scientific realism. These essays represent the evolution of his thought from deep insight into African nationalism to a refined theory of modernization. The collection is an indispensable contribution to the intellectual history of comparative African politics! essential to scholars and others who grapple with problems in African development. Zusammenfassung These essays represent the evolution of Coleman's thought, from deep insight into African nationalism, to a refined theory of modernization. His work fused liberal-democratic idealism and scientific realism.

Product details

• Authors: James S. Coleman, James Smoot Coleman, Coleman James S.
• Assisted by: Richard L. Sklar (Editor), Sklar Richard L. (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.1994
• EAN: 9780520083745
• ISBN: 978-0-520-08374-5
• No. of pages: 380
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, Africa, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Development Studies