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Táíwò Olúfémi |
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Titolo |
How colonialism preempted modernity in Africa / / Olúfẹḿi Táíwò |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-53981-7 |
9786612539817 |
0-253-00397-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (368 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Colonies - History - Africa |
Missionaries - History - Africa |
Democracy - Africa |
Capitalism - Africa |
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Africa Civilization Philosophy |
Africa Colonial influence |
Africa Colonization History |
Europe Colonies Africa History |
Africa Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Of Subjectivity and Sociocryonics""; ""PART I. COLONIALISM""; ""1. Colonialism: A Philosophical Profile""; ""2. Running Aground on Colonial Shores: The Saga of Modernity and Colonialism""; ""3. Prophets without Honor: African Apostles of Modernity in the Nineteenth Century""; ""4. Reading the Colonizer's Mind: Lord Lugard and the Philosophical Foundations of British Colonialism""; ""PART II. THE AFTERMATH""; ""5. The Legal Legacy: Twilight before Dawn""; ""6. Two Modern African Constitutions""; ""PART III. LOOKING FORWARD"" |
""7. Globalization: Doing It Right This Time Around""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Why hasn't Africa been able to respond to the challenges of modernity |
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