Umfang:
XXXIV, 225 S.
,
Kt.
ISBN:
9781626161993
,
9781626161986
,
9781626161979
Inhalt:
The hope and despair surrounding the Afro-Arab Spring in North Africa has only begun to be played out in regional and global politics. And the call for an African renaissance that followed the miraculous political transition in South Africa is, twenty years later, viewed with similar ambiguity. What is clear is that current developments in Africa, north and south, promise something markedly different from what has prevailed at any point since the dawn of the African independence movements of the 1950s and 60s. But the continent's own identity remains unresolved, posing the question whether and how its multiple and divergent experiences can be understood and perhaps woven into a basis for unity. Contributors to this volume explore whether or not events north of the Sahara and on the southern tip of Africa can be catalysts for change in other parts of the continent. Chapters assesses the nature of political resistance, revolution, and transition in North and Southern Africa, addressing critical factors--economics, culture, gender, theology--that reveal the promises and perils of African reform. Includes a foreword by former South African president Thabo Mbeki
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Foreword : the Arab reawakening: an Africa renaissance perspective
,
From Cairo to the Cape : the dilemmas of revolution ; Shamil Jeppie ; Gathering the pieces : the structural, social, and psychological elements of African renewal
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Understanding a flawed miracle : the history, dynamics, and continental implications of South Africa's transition ; Charles Villa-Vicencio ; Irreconcilable truths : gender-based violence and the struggle to build an inclusive history ; Helen Scanlon ; Tunisia : a successful revolution?
,
Is there a centre to hold? : the problem of transition-building in Libya
,
Egypt : the pharaoh returns : the "politics of order" and the Muslim yearning for freedom
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Political theology in the aftermath of the Arab spring
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The one and the many : religious coexistence and belonging in post-apartheid society
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A popular revolution? : gender inequality and political change in North Africa
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A "new" pan-africanism
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The potential of an African assertion : once more, in the name of a renaissance
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Appendices ; Timeline of African independence ; Arab spring timeline ; Pan-africanism: select agreements and initiatives.
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Politologie
Schlagwort(e):
Arabischer Frühling
;
Afrika
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Aufsatzsammlung
