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UNINA9910779757303321 |
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Autore |
Ndlovu-Gatsheni Sabelo J |
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Titolo |
Coloniality of power in postcolonial Africa [[electronic resource] ] : myths of decolonization / / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Dakar, Senegal, : CODESRIA, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-77922-227-0 |
2-86978-579-8 |
2-86978-577-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Postcolonialism - Africa |
Power (Social sciences) - Africa |
Decolonization - Africa |
Africa Colonies History |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Colonial matrix of power -- pt. 2. Discursive constructions -- pt. 3. Case studies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This lively book interrogates the African postcolonial condition with a focus on the thematics of liberation predicament and the long standing crisis of dependence (epistemological, cultural, economic, and political) created by colonialism and coloniality. A sophisticated deployment of historical, philosophical, and political knowledge in combination with the equi-primordial concepts of coloniality of power, coloniality of being, and coloniality of knowledge yields a comprehensive and truly refreshing understanding of African realities of subalternity. How global imperial designs and coloniali |
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