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In 1997, the african studies association selected it as a recipient of the herskovitz prize, as one of the finest works on african politics during that particular year. All serious efforts to reconceptualize african politics are to be welcomed, particularly when new formulations point toward constructive avenues of potential action for political reformers. In analyzing the obstacles to democratization in post independence africa, mahmood mamdani offers a bold, insightful account of colonialisms legacya bifurcated power that mediated racial domination through tribally organized local authorities, reproducing racial identity in citizens and ethnic identity in subjects. Contemporary africa and the legacy of late colonialism princeton studies in culturepowerhistory first edition by mamdani, mahmood isbn. This theoretically adventurous work by a prominent ugandan academic attempts to shift away from current paradigms constructed around themes of ethnic identity and the role of civil society. The macat analysis of mahmood mamdanis citizen and subject. Jul 22, 2011 mahmood mamdani s citizen and subject has become one of the most talked about contributions to african studies in recent years.
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