History : Africa

The twelve essays here brought together in one book are being accorded accessibility and permanence of a kind they have lacked as monographs or articles in journals. Written mostly in the last eight years in different circumstances, they are unified more in intent, in argument, and in perspective than in theme. Moreover, illustrations are heavily weighed in favour of English-speaking West Africa, in particular the areas that came under British colonial rule. more...

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In this thought-provoking overview of the history, fate and possible future roles of African intellectuals both within Africa and in the African Diaspora nearly half a century on from Independence, some of the Continent's most eminent thinkers discuss the issues at stake. Their starting point is the uniquely difficult circumstances confronting intellectuals: regimes intolerant of independent debate, economies in sharp decline, societies wracked by violent conflict, and official languages different from people's mother tongues. Africa has experienced, compared with Asia or Latin America, much higher rates of emigration of its intelligentsia to North America and Europe, as well as frequent displacement from home countries to other parts of the continent.This volume constitutes a valuable, because so rare, exploration of the complex interface between African intellectuals and society, state and politics in the context of fundamental new departures like the restoration of multi-party politics, new economic horizons like NEPAD, and a renewed awareness of the need for Pan-African cooperation. more...

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This book marks an important contribution to colonial and postcolonial studies in its clarification of a certain Africanist discourse and its far-reaching analyses of a literature of animism. more...

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The African Philosophy Reader , Second Edition, brings together thirty-seven philosophers, thirty-three of whom are black Africans, representing the most current philosophical discussions on the African continent. more...

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This volume analyzes the Congo conflict by looking at the roles played by various states and factors in the conflict. It introduces the conflict, examines those states and groups involved, and looks at the social and economic effects of the war by examining trans state factors. more...

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