LEADER 02760nam 2200637 450 001 9910813921603321 005 20230126204555.0 010 $a0-253-01278-3 035 $a(CKB)2560000000151853 035 $a(EBL)1656060 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001131658 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11663034 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131658 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11144799 035 $a(PQKB)11246663 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1656060 035 $a(OCoLC)879352405 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35261 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1656060 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10888780 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL624758 035 $a(OCoLC)875096469 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000151853 100 $a20140717h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$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 615 0$aCivilization, Modern. 615 0$aPhilosophy, African. 676 $a960.33 700 $aTaiwo$b Olufemi$0919495 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813921603321 996 $aAfrica must be modern$94090801 997 $aUNINA