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200 10$aAfrica must be modern $ea manifesto /$fOlu?femi Ta?i?wo?
205   $aU.S. edition.
210  1$aBloomington, Indiana :$cIndiana University Press,$d2014.
210  4$dİ2014
215   $a1 online resource (256 p.)
300   $aIncludes index.
311   $a0-253-01272-4 
327   $tWhy Africa must get on board the modernity express --$tThe sticky problem of individualism --$tThe knowledge society and its rewards --$tCount, measure, and count again --$tProcess, not outcome : why trusting your leader, godfather, ethnic group, or chief may not best secure your advantage --$tAgainst the philosophy of limits : installing a culture of hope.
330   $aIn a forthright and uncompromising manner, Olu?fe?mi Ta?i?wo? explores Africa's hostility toward modernity and how that hostility has impeded economic development and social and political transformation. What has to change for Africa to be able to respond to the challenges of modernity and globalization? Ta?i?wo? insists that Africa can renew itself only by fully engaging with democracy and capitalism and by mining its untapped intellectual resources. While many may not agree with Ta?i?wo?'s positions, they will be unable to ignore what he says. This is a bold exhortation for Africa to come into the 2
606   $aCivilization, Modern
606   $aPhilosophy, African
607   $aAfrica$xCivilization
607   $aAfrica$xEconomic policy
607   $aAfrica$xSocial conditions
607   $aAfrica$xSocial life and customs
607   $aAfrica$xPolitics and government
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aCivilization, Modern.
615  0$aPhilosophy, African.
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700   $aTaiwo$b Olufemi$0919495
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906   $aBOOK
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996   $aAfrica must be modern$92062351
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