TY - BOOK AU - Chabal, Patrick, TI - Africa: the politics of suffering and smiling SN - 9781842779095 (pbk.);1842779095 (pbk.);1842779087 (Zed : hbk);9781842779088 (Zed : hbk);1869141636 (University of KwaZuluNatal Press);9781869141639 (University of KwaZuluNatal Press) PY - 2009/// CY - London :;Pietermaritzburg PB - Zed ;;University of KwaZulu-Natal Press N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Considers the role of theory in African politics. This book discusses the limitations of political theories of Africa and proposes a starting point; arguing that political thinking ought to be driven by the need to address the immediacy of everyday life a ER -