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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Ethics and Power in Sudanic Africa

posted by Alex de Waal

This is the second in a two-part review of Patrick Chabal’s book, Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling. This posting applies the account to an area of the continent that the author deliberately neglects, namely Ethiopia and the Sahelian-Sudanic states, including Sudan itself.

I have a confession to make. As series editor for African Issues [...]

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Monday, November 30th, 2009

Ethics and Power in Africa

posted by Alex de Waal

This is the first in a two-part review of Patrick Chabal’s book, Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling . Part one is a general review, part two applies the account to a part of the continent that the author neglects, namely Ethiopia and the Sahelian-Sudanic states, including Sudan itself.

Chabal’s book is an essay more [...]

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