Globalizing Africa's thirty essays represent one of the most comprehensive analysis to date of the impact of political, economic, and cultural globalization for Africa and African studies. The book is divided into three parts. Part I provides an analysis of the invention and representation of Africa, and its struggle for democracy, good governance, peace and human security, and human rights from slavery to the postcolonial period. Essays in Part II offer a cogent assessment of the challenges and constraints of economic development in postcolonial Africa, the internal and external factors that shape its marginality in the global economy, and its prospects for regional and continental integration. The essays in Part III are a critical meditation on African indigenous knowledge, universities, and cultural industries, as well as a reflection on memory and reconciliation in postconflict societies.
Product details
- Publisher : Africa World Pr; First Printing edition (August 1, 2003)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 640 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0865438706
- ISBN-13 : 978-0865438705
- Item Weight : 2.15 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1.5 x 9 inches