Studies in Power and Class in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3913124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Crawford Young, Irving Leonard Markovitz |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 328 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/219945 |
| OpenAlex | W2322501428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
These thirteen original essays bring the concept of social class to the analysis of contemporary African politics. Each considers different aspects of a single theme: the 'authoritative allocation of values', or who gets what when, where, and why - and who gets left out. The book addresses problems of major concern in the daily lives of ordinary people, pointing out just how precarious life was for most Africans during and after the colonial period. The authors, who represent a highlight of political perspectives and disciplinary backgrounds, also highlight the importance of the state, religion, ideology, gender, ethnicity, language, and international relations in determining policy and in understanding society in general. Readership: political scientists, sociologists, and economists with a particular interest in Africa; Third World specialists
Epistemology · Physics · Political science · African history and culture studies · History · Philosophy · World Systems and Global Transformations
Colonialism and Gender in Africa
Drowning not Waving
Uncivil society, capitalism and the state in Africa
The Southern African post‐colonial state
Re-imagining uMakhulu as integral epistemic agents in addressing climate change
Transforming Women's Citizenship Rights within an Emerging Democratic State
Labour and landscapes
Theorizing past and present women's organizations in Kenya
Mozambique, 50 years (1975-2025)
Institutionalising Women's Interests and Accountability to Women in Development (Introduction)
Political culture, state elites and regional security in West Africa
Change and the contestation of meaning in African life
Bonanza and dependency in Botswana
Sartre's Legacy in Postcolonial Theory; or, Who's Afraid of Non-Western Historiography and Cultural Studies
The Material Roots of the Suspended African State
The making of a rentier class
Ethnicity and Leadership Succession in Africa
A Community Model of African Politics
Political Cleavages in a Democratizing Society
Intelectuais orgânicos e legitimação do Estado no Moçambique pós-independência
Confronting Leaders at the Apex of the State
Civil Society in Europe and Africa
Dancing for Our Mother
Doing being middle-class in the global South
Elite associations and the politics of belonging in Cameroon
Rebellion, Revolution, and Tradition
Conflicting narratives of Anglophone protest and the politics of identity in Cameroon
Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in Kenya
The Military, Militarization and Democratization in Africa
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,74 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |