03202nam 22005773a 450 991047694810332120230921182046.01-00-317602-X1-000-40217-71-003-17602-Xhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003176022(CKB)5600000000000348(ScCtBLL)ab1a0810-5cfe-421b-8634-6b91ada6c41c(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70044(EXLCZ)99560000000000034820211214i20212021 uu enguru||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfrica's Soft Power Philosophies, Political Values, Foreign Policies and Cultural Exports /Oluwaseun Tella1 ed.Taylor & Francis2021[s.l.] :Routledge,2021.1 online resource (216 p.)Global Africa1-03-200835-0 One Introduction: Soft Power in Africa -- De-Americanising and Africanising Soft Power -- Nigeria: Naija Swagger -- South Africa: Mzansi Symbolism -- Egypt: The Resilient Pharaoh -- Kenya: Harambee Attraction -- Conclusion - Africa as a Model.This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the continent, this book delves into the currencies of soft power across the region: from South Africa's progressive constitution and expanding multinational corporations, to Nigeria's Nollywood film industry and Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme, Kenya's sport diplomacy, fashion and tourism industries, and finally Egypt's Pan-Arabism and its reputation as the cradle of civilisation. The book asks how soft power is wielded by these countries and what constraints and contradictions they encounter. Understandings of soft power have typically been driven by Western scholars, but throughout this book, Oluwaseun Tella aims to Africanise our understanding of soft power, drawing on prominent African philosophies, including Nigeria's Omolúwàbí, South Africa's Ubuntu, Kenya's Harambee, and Egypt's Pharaonism. This book will be of interest to researchers from across political science, international relations, cultural studies, foreign policy and African Studies.Global AfricaSocial Science / Regional StudiesbisacshPolitical Science / World / AfricanbisacshPolitical scienceAfricaForeign relationsPhilosophyNigeriaForeign relationsSouth AfricaForeign relationsEgyptForeign relationsKenyaForeign relationsSocial Science / Regional StudiesPolitical Science / World / AfricanPolitical science327.96327.6Tella Oluwaseun1070688ScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910476948103321Africa's Soft Power2564731UNINA