LEADER 04592nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910781740103321 005 20230712210603.0 010 $a1-884365-95-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000049175 035 $a(EBL)775390 035 $a(OCoLC)754582793 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533811 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11359960 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533811 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10492332 035 $a(PQKB)11312094 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC775390 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL775390 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491598 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL972049 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000049175 100 $a20000424d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfrican anarchism $ethe history of a movement /$fSam Mbah, I.E. Igariwey 210 1$aTucson, Ariz. :$cSee Sharp Press,$d1997. 215 $a1 online resource (130 pages) 311 0 $a1-884365-05-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. What Is Anarchism?: definitions; attitudes toward capitalism, the state, religion, and other hierarchical institutions; positive aspects-voluntary cooperation, mutual aid, decentralization, horizontal organization, individual autonomy; what anarchism is not (chaos, terrorism); origins of anarcho-syndicalism; 2. Anarchism in History: Marx and Bakunin; the First International; disagreement over the role of the state; relationship to syndicalism and guild socialism 327 $a3. Anarchistic Precedents in Africa: anarchic elements in African traditional societies African communalism; political organization under communalism; administration of justice; traditional religions; age grades; secret societies; economic aspects; work specialization, trade, and the breakdown of communalism; stateless societies in Africa; the Igbo; the Niger Delta peoples; the Tallensi; colonialism and the incorporation of Africa into the world capitalist economy; economic aspects of colonia...; 4. The Development of Socialism in Africa: class formation under colonialism 327 $acooptation of local leaders the trade union movement and the liberation struggle in Africa; the Nigerian labor union movement; lack of revolutionary perspective in Nigerian labor unions; the South African labor movement; foundation of Communist Party in South Africa; the ""revolution"" in Guinea; Sekou Toure and the Democratic Party of Guinea; the Awareness League in Nigeria; 5. The Failure of Socialism in Africa: ideology and economic development; failure of Guinean ""revolution""; lessons from Guinean failure; Tanzania, Julius Nyerere and Ujamaa socialism 327 $areasons for failure of Ujamaa socialism additional failures of ""African socialism"" Ethiopia, Burkina Faso; state capitalism and instability; one-party ideologies and depoliticization; military interventions and their effects; political corruption and social instability-case studies of Ghana and Nigeria; the IMF...; 6. Obstacles to the Development of Anarchism in Africa: colonial education and its aftermath; the Western-style legal system; the military; ethnic versus class consciousness; religious and cultural factors; the need for international solidarity 327 $a7. Anarchism's Future in Africa: anarchism in a world context the crises of capitalism and marxist ""socialism""; Africa's dire economic situation; anarchism and the national question; anarchism-the only way out for Africa; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover 330 $aAfrican Anarchism covers a wide range of topics, including anarchistic elements in traditional African socieites, African communalism, Africa's economic and political development, the lintering social, political, and economic effects of colonialism, the development of ""African socialism, the failure of ""African socialism, and a possible means of resolving Africa's ongoing crises. 606 $aAnarchism$zAfrica$xHistory 606 $aSocialism$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xPolitics and government 615 0$aAnarchism$xHistory. 615 0$aSocialism 676 $a320.57 676 $a320.57096 700 $aMbah$b Sam$01553629 701 $aIgariwey$b I. E$01553630 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781740103321 996 $aAfrican anarchism$93814309 997 $aUNINA