Ebere Onwudiwe, Minabere Ibelema

Afro-Optimism (eBook, PDF)

Perspectives on Africa's Advances

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The view that Africa regressed the moment that colonial governments left its shores is widespread. This volume is a counterpoint to the orthodoxy. Here 13 scholars with specializations ranging from literature and history to philosophy and economics argue that Africa has advanced since colonialism and is poised to march forward in spite of setbacks and disappointments. The contributors to the book contend that development is about human beings, so they do not rely exclusively on statistical estimates and projections. Afro-Optimism is a book with a simple thesis: Africa is marching forward, even if at times haltingly and at a different pace from the rest of the world. A common view among journalists and academics alike is that African conditions declined the moment colonial governments left its shores. The chapters in this book cover Africa's progress in health, agriculture, transportation, cultural innovation, and economic advancement. The contributors to the book contend that development is about human beings, so they do not rely exclusively on statistical estimates and projections. The essays in this book discuss the advances African states have made in spite of, and at times because of, their experiences of European colonial rule. The contributors argue that in all facets of development, Africans had to overcome colonial obstacles or had to build on meager colonial foundations. Although the authors acknowledge Africa's disappointing performance in various respects, they stress throughout that exclusive concentration on African failures creates new and reinforces existing negative perceptions of contemporary Africa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313014208
• Artikelnr.: 72334321

Autorenporträt

EBERE ONWUDIWE is Professor of Political Science and Executive Director of the Center for International Studies, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio. He is also Senior Fellow, Program on Ethnic and Federal Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

MINABERE IBELEMA is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Perspective Introduction: A Context for Post-Colonial African
Discourse by Ebere Onwudiwe Culture, Identity, and Development Tradition
and Modernity: The Triumph of African Culture by Minabere Ibelema Artisitic
Creation in Post-Independence Africa by F. Abiola Irele Cultural Politics
in Post-Independence Senegal by Tracy D. Snipe Governance and the Political
Order Kinship and Civil Society in Post-Colonial Africa by Peter P. Ekeh
Participatory Decision Making in African Societies Before and After
Colonization by Njoku E. Awa Economic and Infrastructural Development A New
Look at Africa's Growth Performance and Prespects by H. Sylvain Boko
Developments in Transport and Communications by Folu Ogundimu and Okey
Iheduru Health and Agricultural Innovation Post-Colonial African
Achievement in Health by Emmanual U. Nnadozie Biotechnology, Food
Production, and African Advancement by Richard W. Hull A Vision of the
Future Afrenaissance: Struggles of Hope in Post-Colonial Africa by Ali A.
Mazrui Index