Africa Must Be Modern : A Manifesto /

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In a forthright and uncompromising manner, Olúfemi Táíwò explores Africa's hostility toward modernity and how that hostility has impeded economic development and social and political transformation. What has to change for Africa to be able to respond to the challenges of modernity and globa...

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Autor principal: Taiwo, Olufemi, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2014.
Edición:U.S. edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Philosophy, African.
Manners and customs.
Economic policy.
Civilization, Modern.
Civilization.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
Philosophie africaine.
Africa.
Afrique > Politique economique.
Afrique > Conditions sociales.
Afrique > Moeurs et coutumes.
Afrique > Politique et gouvernement.
Africa > Civilization.
Africa > Economic policy.
Africa > Social conditions.
Africa > Social life and customs.
Africa > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In a forthright and uncompromising manner, Olúfemi Táíwò explores Africa's hostility toward modernity and how that hostility has impeded economic development and social and political transformation. What has to change for Africa to be able to respond to the challenges of modernity and globalization? Táíwò insists that Africa can renew itself only by fully engaging with democracy and capitalism and by mining its untapped intellectual resources. While many may not agree with Táíwò's positions, they will be unable to ignore what he says. This is a bold exhortation for Africa to come into the 2.
Notas:Originally published: Ibadan, Nigeria : Bookcraft, 2011.
Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9780253012784

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