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Book Review

On Statehood and Sovereignty: Towards a Critical Appraisal of State Formation and International Statebuilding

The Postcolonial African State in Transition: Stateness and Modes of Sovereignty by Amy Niang. London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2018. Pp. 204 + notes + bibliography + index + appendix. £34.00 (pbk). ISBN 978-1-78660-653-2Routledge Handbook of State Recognition (edited) By Gëzim Visoka, John Doyle, Edward Newman. London: Routledge, 2021. Pp. 499 + index+ notes. £39.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-03217-727-4

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