Olufunmilayo B. Arewa

Disrupting Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

2020 #EndSARS protests in Nigeria demonstrate uses of new technologies and the impact of law, colonialism, and continuing marginalization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9781316610039
• ISBN-10: 1316610039
• Artikelnr.: 61316438

Autorenporträt

Olufunmilayo B. Arewa is the Murray H. Shusterman Professor of Transactional and Business Law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. She writes about music, technology, and Africa and has worked as a practicing lawyer in the emerging growth company space in Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston. This book, which involved extensive archival research, brings together her training as an anthropologist and lawyer.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction - colonialism and Africa's future paths
2. Colonialism, governance and law
3. Relationships and accountability
4. Legal imperialism and institutions
5. Language, authority and law
6. Technology disruption and digital colonialism
7. Nigerian princes, start-up companies and potential future paths
8. Technology, precarity and protest
9. Elites, ornamentation and future visions
10. Colonial portfolios, monopolies and competition
11. Conclusion - ghosts, dreams and future paths.