The spectres of Marx and Lenin have long loomed prominently in
Africa and Asia and they still do so in the 21st century. Many of
the founding fathers of postcolonial republics believed socialism
could transform their societies. Yet what socialism meant in theory
and in practice has always been highly heterogeneous and differed
markedly from the European experience. African and Asian movements
did not simply mimic the ideas and institutions of Soviet or
European Marxists, but endeavoured to define their own,
experimenting with a variety of interpretations and in the process
adapting doctrines and templates to their unique contexts. This
volume brings together anthropologists, historians and political
scientists from around the world to reflect on three great
challenges which various types of socialists in Africa and Asia
have had to simultaneously contend with in their articulations of
liberation: how to build up empirical and juridical statehood, how
to forge a nation after colonial divide-and-rule, and how to
position themselves in an international order not of their making.
In a post-colonial world, this helps centre a key question running
through the different chapters: what can African and Asian
imaginaries, institutions and practices tell us about socialism as
a global phenomenon? The chapters in this book were originally
published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
ThirdWorlds |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Editors: |
Harry Verhoeven
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 174mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
196 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-213080-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-213080-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781032130804 |
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