UID:
almahu_9949386069802882
Format:
1 online resource (215 pages)
ISBN:
9781000725841
,
1000725847
,
9780429277313
,
0429277318
,
9781000725964
,
1000725960
,
9781000725902
,
1000725901
Content:
This book addresses the perception of Africa in the global equation, tracing Africa's transition from a "problem" to be solved into an agency. Mixing Afro-optimism with heavy doses of Afro-reality and Afro-responsibility, this book attempts an academic picture of Africa. This book calls for a new political narrative about Africa, capturing the multi-disciplinary dimensions of Africa's transition and critically examining its ramifications. The author discusses the origins of the Problem perception held about Africa and explains how things are turning around and how the continent is now becoming a voice to be heard rather than a problem to be solved. He then goes on to interrogate some of the key manifestations of this new voice and identifies how the world is responding to the new voice of Africa before finally examining some of the contradictions that have been embedded in the transition. The book is strategically multi-disciplinary - emphasizing key disciplines of African studies in different chapters - for example: anthropology, ethnography, and philosophy in Chapter 1; history, in Chapter 2; economics, in Chapter 3; politics, in Chapter 4; arts, literature, and aesthetics, in Chapter 5; religion, in Chapter 6; and globalization, in Chapter 7. Through this, A New Narrative for Africa explores and analyses several of the various strands of the African studies discipline, examining the transformation of African on the global stage over the course of its history. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest across African Studies, Global Affairs, Politics, Economics, and Development studies.
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Background of the Africa as a "problem" narrative -- 2 Factors and issues in the transformation to "agency" -- 3 African economies -- 4 African politics, peace, and security -- 5 Writing and re-writing Africa -- 6 Religion and social transformation in Africa -- 7 Global responses to Africa's new narrative -- Conclusion -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: Alao, Abiodun. A New Narrative for Africa : Voice and Agency. Milton : Routledge, ©2019 ISBN 9780367228682
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429277313.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429277313
