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Re Inventing Africa
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Author : Ifi Amadiume
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books
Release Date : 1997-12
Re Inventing Africa written by Ifi Amadiume and has been published by Zed Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12 with History categories.
This book reveals how conventional anthropology has consistently imposed European ideas of the "natural" nuclear family, women as passive object, and class differences on a continent with a long history of women with power doing things differently. Amadiume argues for an end to anthropology and calls instead for a social history of Africa, by Africans.
Re Inventing Africa S Development
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Author : Jong-Dae Park
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-12-31
Re Inventing Africa S Development written by Jong-Dae Park and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-31 with Business & Economics categories.
This open access book analyses the development problems of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) from the eyes of a Korean diplomat with knowledge of the economic growth Korea has experienced in recent decades. The author argues that Africa's development challenges are not due to a lack of resources but a lack of management, presenting an alternative to the traditional view that Africa's problems are caused by a lack of leadership. In exploring an approach based on mind-set and nation-building, rather than unity – which tends to promote individual or party interests rather than the broader country or national interests – the author suggests new solutions for SSA's economic growth, inspired by Korea's successful economic growth model much of which is focused on industrialisation. This book will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, NGOs and governmental bodies in economics, development and politics studying Africa's economic development, and Korea's economic growth model.
Reinventing Africa
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Author : Annie E. Coombes
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1994-01-01
Reinventing Africa written by Annie E. Coombes and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Between 1890 and 1918, British colonial expansion in Africa led to the removal of many African artifacts that were subsequently brought to Britain and displayed. Annie Coombes argues that this activity had profound repercussions for the construction of a national identity within Britain itself--the effects of which are still with us today. Through a series of detailed case studies, Coombes analyzes the popular and scientific knowledge of Africa which shaped a diverse public's perception of that continent: the looting and display of the Benin "bronzes" from Nigeria; ethnographic museums; the mass spectacle of large-scale international and missionary exhibitions and colonial exhibitions such as the "Stanley and African" of 1890; together with the critical reaction to such events in British national newspapers, the radical and humanitarian press and the West African press. Coombes argues that although endlessly reiterated racial stereotypes were disseminated through popular images of all things "African," this was no simple reproduction of imperial ideology. There were a number of different and sometimes conflicting representations of Africa and of what it was to be African--representations that varied according to political, institutional, and disciplinary pressures. The professionalization of anthropology over this period played a crucial role in the popularization of contradictory ideas about African culture to a mass public. Pioneering in its research, this book offers valuable insights for art and design historians, historians of imperialism and anthropology, anthropologists, and museologists.
Re Inventing Africa
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Author : Ifi Amadiume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Re Inventing Africa written by Ifi Amadiume and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.
The Invention Of Africa
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Author : V. Y. Mudimbe
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Release Date : 1988-05-22
The Invention Of Africa written by V. Y. Mudimbe and has been published by Indiana University Press (Ips) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-05-22 with History categories.
"What is the meaning of Africa and being an African? What is and what is not African philosophy? Is philosophy part of Africanism? These are the kinds of fundamental questions that this book addresses. V. Y. Mudimbe argues that the various discourses themselves establish the worlds of thought in which people conceive their identity. Western anthropology and missionaries have introduced distortions not only for outsiders but also for Africans trying to understand themselves. Mudimbe goes beyond the classic issues of African anthropology or history. He says that the book attempts an archeology of African gnosis as a system of knowledge in which major philosophical questions recently have arisen: first, concerning the form, the content, and the style of Africanizing knowledge; second, concerning the status of traditional systems of thought. He is directly concerned with the processes of transformation of different types of knowledge." -- P. 4 of cover.
Cities In Contemporary Africa
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Author : M. Murray
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-01-08
Cities In Contemporary Africa written by M. Murray and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-08 with Political Science categories.
This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of people, and how long-time urban residents and newcomers interact, negotiate, and struggle over access to limited resources.
Making Africa Work
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Author : Greg Mills
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Making Africa Work written by Greg Mills and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Business & Economics categories.
A trenchant analysis of the continent's economic faultlines and a handbook of best practices to redress them.
Inventing Africa
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Author : Robin Derricourt
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Books
Release Date : 2011-03-04
Inventing Africa written by Robin Derricourt and has been published by Pluto Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-04 with History categories.
Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep past. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African origins of humankind, the contributions of ancient Egypt to the world and Africa's importance to global history. Images of 'Africa', simplifying a complex and diverse continent, have existed from ancient Mediterranean worlds, slave trading nations and colonial powers to today's political elites, ecotourists and aid-givers. Robin Derricourt draws on his background as publisher and practitioner in archaeology and history to explore the limits and the dangers of simplifications, arguing - as with Said's concept of 'Orientalism' - that ambitious ideas can delude or oppress as well as inform. Defending Africa against some of the grand narratives that have been imposed upon its peoples, Inventing Africa will spark new debates in the history of Africa and of archaeology.
What Is Ailing Africa Practical Philosophy In Reinventing Africa
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Author : Stephen Onyango Ouma
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2024-06-11
What Is Ailing Africa Practical Philosophy In Reinventing Africa written by Stephen Onyango Ouma and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-11 with Philosophy categories.
Not only does this book detail the colonial experiences in Africa through what the author refers to as a ‘social construct,’ it also vehemently criticises modern African governments for their current corruption and maintenance of the continent's situation. This book presents a two-pronged analysis of Africa’s predicament by looking at the duality of ethics and identity. It tries to trace the problematic aspects of westernization and modernization within the contexts of neo-colonialism and continued exploitation of Africa by external forces, as well as the complicity of Africans themselves.
The Cultural Unity Of Negro Africa
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Author : Cheikh Anta Diop
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
The Cultural Unity Of Negro Africa written by Cheikh Anta Diop and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Africa categories.