Reframing Contemporary Africa - Politics, Economics, and Culture in the Global Era (Paperback, 0th Revised edition)

It is impossible to study Africa without understanding the debate about how to study Africa. At last, a book showcases the complexities and paradoxes of Africa's recent and more distant history, while avoiding simplistic, Eurocentric conceptualizations of "black Africa." With this book, Peyi Soyinka-Aiwerele and Rita Kiki Edozie offer students the background and perspectives they need to comprehend the dynamics of the continent as well as a clear path through the current literature and scholarly debate. With a cross-disciplinary approach that features political, historical, and economic analysis as well as popular culture and sociological views on contemporary issues, Reframing Contemporary Africa provides an unparalleled breadth of coverage. Essays written by a distinguished and international group of scholars-including William Ackah, Pius Adesanmi, Susan Craddock, Caroline Elkins, Siba Grovogui, Mahmood Mamdani, Mutua Makau, Celestin Monga, Wole Soyinka, and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza-are designed to distill original scholarship for undergraduate readers. Each contribution helps students engage with the work and arguments of luminaries while exposing them to renowned African thinkers. Contributors deliver analysis that allows students to see beyond the cliches commonly presented in the media (and even in scholarship), and helpful section openers by Soyinka-Airewele and Edozie frame forthcoming chapters, giving important thematic and historical context. Reframing Contemporary Africa will certainly provoke new debate and reflection, not merely about African issues and politics, but also about the West and its framing of Africa.

General

Imprint:	CQ Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Peyi" "Soyinka-Airewele • Rita Kiki Edozie
Dimensions:	231 x 190 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	412
Edition:	0th Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-87289-407-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics
LSN:	0-87289-407-X
Barcode:	9780872894075

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