Intellectuals and African development :: pretension and resistance in African politics /

The essays in this book study responses to?the African predicament?. They draw on a diversity of sources, including prominent writers such as Soyinka, Ngug̃i ̃and Achebe; military men in power; and students who defy repression. The volume suggests that intervention by international agencies claiming...

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Körperschaft: Codesria
Weitere Verfasser: Beckman, Björn, 1938-, Adeoti, Gbemisola
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Dakar, Senegal : London ; New York : Pretoria, South Africa : New York : CODESRIA ; in association with Zed Books ; in association with UNISA Press ; Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, ©2006.
Schriftenreihe:Africa in the new millennium.
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Zusammenfassung:The essays in this book study responses to?the African predicament?. They draw on a diversity of sources, including prominent writers such as Soyinka, Ngug̃i ̃and Achebe; military men in power; and students who defy repression. The volume suggests that intervention by international agencies claiming to promote?democracy? and to?empower the youth? may only reinforce authoritarian attitudes and structures. Instead, it gives voice to the outrage, ridicule, revolutionary ardour and reformist caution of those directly involved. It also exposes the shallow pretences of those in power, and conclud.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (178 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781848131484
1848131488
9781350220782
1350220787
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