1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460680903321

Titolo

Africa's many divides and Africa's future : pursuing Nkrumah's vision of pan-Africanism in an era of globalization / / edited by Charles Quist-Adade and Vincent Dodoo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4438-8403-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Disciplina

341.249

Soggetti

Pan-Africanism

African cooperation

Electronic books.

Africa Politics and government Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

"If in the past the Sahara divided us, now it unites us," Kwame Nkrumah declared more than half a century ago. Keenly aware of Africa's many artificial divides, Nkrumah was determined to lead a revolution that would bridge them. One way to achieve this goal, Nkrumah proposed, was a continental pan-African government, which would provide the African people with the opportunity to pool and marshal their enormous real and potential economic, human and natural resources for the optimal development of their continent. A continental union government, Nkrumah was convinced, would ensure that Africa e



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789963103321

Autore

Brown Theodore L (Theodore Lawrence), <1928->

Titolo

Imperfect oracle : the epistemic and moral authority of science / / Theodore L. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

0-271-07369-1

0-271-05093-4

9780271053394

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 333 p. )

Disciplina

174.95

Soggetti

Science - Moral and ethical aspects

Science - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Authority and autonomy -- Historical origins of scientific authority -- American science -- Scientific authority in contemporary society -- Science and the courts -- Science and religion -- Science and government -- Science and the public -- The prospects for scientific authority.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the relationships between science and other societal sectors, notably law, religion, government and public culture, in terms of the concepts of expert and moral authority"--Provided by publisher.