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The power of African cultures /
This book focuses on the modern cultures of Africa, from the consequences of the imposition of Western rule to the current struggles to define national identities in the context of neo-liberal economic policies and globalization. The book argues that it is against the backdrop of foreign influences...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rochester, NY :
University of Rochester Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Making sense of the Western encounter
- Cultural identity and development
- Political economy and the culture of underdevelopment
- The culture of politics
- Ethnic nationalism
- Islam, religious identity, and politics
- Traditional religions in modern Africa
- English or Englishes? : the politics of language and the language of politics
- Gender and culture in old and new Africa
- Africa, the homeland : diasporic cultures.