ISBN:
9780415713023
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (768 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge African Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version African Culture and Global Politics : Language, Philosophies, and Expressive Culture in Africa and the Diaspora
DDC:
306.096
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This volume attempts to insert itself within the larger discussion of Africa in the twenty-first century, especially within the realm of world politics. Despite the underwhelming amount of attention given to Africa's role in international politics in popular news sources, it is evident that Africa has a consistent record of participating in world politics- one that pre-dates colonization and continues today. In continuance of this legacy of active participation in global political exchanges, Africans today can be heard in dialogues that span the world and their roles are impossible to replace
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction: The Intersection of Africanity and World Politics-Considering African and Diasporic Expressive Cultures in Global Politics; A Note on the African Diaspora and Expressive Culture; Notes; Part I: African Philosophies and Philosophies for Africa; 1. Ideologies of Development in French Algeria: Saint-Simonians, Manifest Destiny, and Globalization; Introduction; Henri Saint-Simon, His Philosophical Writings, and the Foundations of the Saint-Simonian Movement
Description / Table of Contents:
America's Manifest Destiny and the Inspiration for the Colonization of AlgeriaSelling Napoleon III A Railroad: A Plan for the Colonization of Algeria; Concluding Remarks and Implications for the Arab World Today; Notes; Bibliography; 2. Islam and the Politics of Assimilation in French Colonial Algeria; Introduction; French Colonization of Algeria; Islam Versus Assimilation in Algeria; Marriage; Language; Culture; Islamic Women; Wine Growing Industry and Taxation; Resistance to French Occupation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
Description / Table of Contents:
3. Theorizing Conflict and Conflict Resolution in an African Philosophical DiscourseIntroduction; The Idea of African Philosophy; Conflict and Violence: A Conceptual Analysis; Violent Conflicts in Africa; The Contributions of African Philosophy Toward Conflict Resolution in Africa; Conclusion; Notes; 4. The Emergent Church in Africa and the Phenomenon of Reverse Missions; Introduction; Is Power Changing Hands?; Nigerian Pentecostal Movement; Characteristic Features of Nigerian Pentecostals; Weaknesses of the Reverse Mission Movement; Conclusion and Recommendations; Notes; Bibliography
Description / Table of Contents:
5. Africa's Unheralded Contributions to World PoliticsIntroduction; Conferences of African States, 1968-1971; The African Peace Missions to Egypt and Israel: The Ten-Man Committee; The Kinshasa Session: Preliminary Arrangements; The Division of Responsibilities; First Peace Mission to Cairo and Jerusalem; The Dakar Session: Interim Report; Report of the Sub-Committee of Four; The Second Peace Mission to Cairo and Jerusalem; Un General Assembly Debate on Proposals of African Peace Mission; Analysis of the Outcome of the Peace Mission; Inadequate Planning; Lack of Communication-Engineering
Description / Table of Contents:
Lack of Support from the Super PowersLack of Unanimity within the African UN Group; The Intransigence of Israel and Egypt; Evidence of Partiality; Mission to the Vatican December 22, 1973; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 6. Failed State or Political Inspiration?; Introduction; Somali Realities; Chaos or Order?; Local Political Institutions; Local Economic Institutions; Conclusion; Notes; 7. A Parallel Evolution: The Southern Africa Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1968-1994; Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
From Birmingham to Johannesburg: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law expands from the American South to South Africa
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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