| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 164 pages) |
| Contents |
1. 'Negritude and nativism' : in search of identity -- 2. Decolonisation and national liberation -- 3. Modernity and the problem of the nation-state -- 4. Striving for democratisation : the complexities of civil society and human rights -- 5. Citizenship, subjectivity and the crisis of modernity -- 6. Globalisation and post-colonialism : towards the reconstitution of identity -- 7. Afterword |
| Summary |
This groundbreaking book makes sense of the complexities and dynamics of post-colonial politics, illustrating how post-colonial theory has marginalised a huge part of its constituency, namely Africa. Politics and Post-Colonial Theory traces how African identity has been constituted and reconstituted by examining issues such as: * negritude * the rise of nationalism * decolonisation. The book also questions how helpful post-colonial analysis can be in understanding the complexities which define institutions including: * the nation-state * civil society * human rights * citizenship. Politics and Post-colonial Theory bravely breaks down disciplinary boundaries. Its radical vision will be essential reading for all those engaged in Politics, post-colonial studies and African studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democratization -- Africa
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Postcolonialism -- Africa
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Postcolonialism.
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postcolonialism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Democratization
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Politics and government
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Postcolonialism
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573
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| Subject |
Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
020324429X |
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9780203244296 |
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020318789X |
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9780203187890 |
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9780415237468 |
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0415237467 |
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9780415247504 |
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0415247500 |
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