Development as Modernity, Modernity as Development.

This book analyses the impact of the Western idea of 'modernity' on development and underdevelopment in Africa. It traces the genealogy of the Western idea of modernity from European Enlightenment concepts of the universal nature of human history and development, and shows how this idea wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: CODESRIA 2009.
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Sciences sociales.
social sciences.
Bilingual & multilingual dictionaries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Developing & Emerging Countries.
Social sciences
Electronic resource.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Introduction
  • The Enlightenment and Modernity
  • Mapping the Genealogy of Modernity
  • Early Modernity
  • Capitalist Modernity
  • Hyper-Modernity (Global Capitalism)
  • Beyond Western Modernity
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Mapping the Genealogy of Modernity.

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