African intellectuals : rethinking politics, language, gender, and development / / Thandika Mkandawire

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Zed Books, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 248 p
• Disciplina: 960.3/1/08631
• Soggetto topico: Intellectuals - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Intellectual life Congresses
• Classificazione: 15.80
• Altri autori: MkandawireP. Thandika
• Note generali: Papers originally presented at a conference held in Dakar, Dec. 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Introduction / Thandika Mkandawire -- Chapter 2. African intellectuals and nationalism / Thandika Mkandawire -- Chapter 3. Pan-Africanism and the intellectuals: rise, decline and revival / Ali A. Mazrui -- Chapter 4. African intellectuals, nationalism and pan-Africanism: a testimony / Joseph Ki-Zerbo -- Chapter 5. Gender studies for Africa's transformation / Amina Mama -- Chapter 6. The character and formation of intellectuals within the ANC-led South African liberation movement / Raymond Suttner -- Chapter 7. Europhone or African memory: the challenge of the pan-Africanist intellectual in the era of globalization / Ngugi Wa Thiong'o -- Chapter 8. The language question and national development in Africa / Beban Sammy Chumbow -- Chapter 9. Historians, nationalism and pan-Africanism: myths and realities / Hannington Ochwada -- Chapter 10. The academic diaspora and knowledge production in and on Africa: what role for CODESRIA? / Paul Tiyambe Zeleza -- About the contributors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book constitutes a valuable, because so rare, exploration of the complex interface between African intellectuals and society, state and politics in the context of fundamental new departures like the restoration of multi-party politics, new economic horizons like NEPAD, and a renewed awareness of the need for Pan African cooperation."--Jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: African intellectuals
• ISBN: 1-84813-605-6; 1-350-21814-6; 1-281-25906-3; 1-84813-117-8; 9786611259068
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910345131203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Africa in the new millennium.