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African Political Thought
- An Intellectual History of the Quest for Freedom
Engelsk Paperback
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African Political Thought
- An Intellectual History of the Quest for Freedom
Engelsk Paperback

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African liberation is often seen in terms of heroism, but seldom in terms of thought. Even Sartre, in his preface to Frantz Fanon’s seminal The Wretched of the Earth, wrote of the ‘native’ with his coiled muscles about to explode into rebellion. The African and the black person are denied the condition of philosophy, apparently driven only by frustration and anger. Stephen Chan’s new book charts the long history of African political thought, from the years of North American slavery, through the development of modern African nationalism and the difficulties of governing new states, to Africa’s political philosophy today, taking on the world as an equal. He dwells at length on major figures from Marcus Garvey and Kwame Nkrumah’s postcolonial generation to Biko, Mandela and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He shows their leadership to be inseparable from their ideas, and from those of literary giants including Fanon, W.E.B. Du Bois and Ngugi wa Thiong’o. This is no hagiography: Chan critically examines his thinkers, who also include Mugabe and Mobutu, and expresses concern for the future of Pan-Africanism. But his fascinating account reveals a thoughtful continent that has made complex, significant contributions to the world’s intellectual commons–yet continues to seek freedom.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
240
ISBN-13:
9781787385504
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1787385507
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
30 sep 2021
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
214mm
Højde:
141mm
Forlag:
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato:
30 sep 2021
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