The Idea of Development in Africa - A History (Paperback, New Ed)

The Idea of Development in Africa challenges prevailing international development discourses about the continent, by tracing the history of ideas, practices, and 'problems' of development used in Africa. In doing so, it offers an innovative approach to examining the history and culture of development through the lens of the development episteme, which has been foundational to the 'idea of Africa' in western discourses since the early 1800s. The study weaves together an historical narrative of how the idea of development emerged with an account of the policies and practices of development in colonial and postcolonial Africa. The book highlights four enduring themes in African development, including their present-day ramifications: domesticity, education, health, and industrialization. Offering a balance between historical overview and analysis of past and present case studies, Elisabeth McMahon and Corrie Decker demonstrate that Africans have always co-opted, challenged, and reformed the idea of development, even as the western-centric development episteme presumes a one-way flow of ideas and funding from the West to Africa.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Approaches to African History
Release date:	October 2020
Authors:	Corrie Decker • Elisabeth McMahon
Dimensions:	150 x 230 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	280
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-50322-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-107-50322-1
Barcode:	9781107503229

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