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ROBERT TIGNOR, Capitalism and Nationalism at the End of Empire: State and Business in Decolonizing Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya, 1945–1963 (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998). Pp. 426. $60.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2001

Eric Davis
Eric Davis
Affiliation:
Program in Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Abstract

The Soviet Union's collapse and the end of the Cold War have been accompanied by a declining interest in Marxian-inspired theories of political economy in the study of core–periphery relations. Concepts such as dependency and imperialism have been replaced by market forces and structural adjustment. Similarly, post-modernism's impact has been to erode interest in historical theories, especially those with a teleological bent. Thus, Robert Tignor's study, Capitalism and Nationalism at the End of Empire, is refreshing in raising issues that have not been central to the recent intellectual agenda in the study of non-Western societies.

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BOOK REVIEW
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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , May 2000 , pp. 315 - 317
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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