Nationalism and national projects in Southern Africa : new critical reflections / / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni and Finex Ndhlovu (eds.)

• Pubblicazione: Pretoria : , : Africa Institute of South Africa, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.904
• Soggetto topico: Nationalism - Africa, Southern; Civil society - Africa, Southern
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, Southern Cultural policy; Africa, Southern Foreign relations 1994-
• Altri autori: Ndlovu-GatsheniSabelo J NdhlovuFinex
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""CHAPTER 1 - Introduction: New Reflections on Nationalism, National Projects and Pan-Africanism in the Twenty-First Century ""; ""Defining National Projects""; ""Putting nationalism and its national projects in a global context""; ""On tensions between nationalism and pan-Africanism""; ""Rehabilitation of imperialism and the crisis of the national project(s)""; ""Intellectual defence of the African national project(s)""; ""Brief summary of the contributions"" ; ""Notes and References""""PART ONE - New meanings of the African National Project""; ""CHAPTER 2 - The New Meaning of the National Project in the Twenty-first Century""; ""Introduction""; ""The national project and its meanings""; ""Overview of the concept of a national project as a nation building concept""; ""The national project in the context of Pax-Africana""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes and References""; ""CHAPTER 3 - Is Nativism a National Question in Post-colonial Africa?""; ""Introduction""; ""Towards a definition and roots of nativism""; ""Historical and discursive basis of nativism"" ; ""African nationalism as nativism""""Conclusion""; ""Notes and References""; ""CHAPTER 4 - Fanon on the Pitfalls of the African National Project""; ""Introduction""; ""Fanonâ€?s warning and the matter of relevance""; ""On Idealising And Betraying The National Project""; ""From The National Project To The Continental Question""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes and References""; ""CHAPTER 5 - African Nationalism in the age of Coloniality: Triumphs, Tragedies and Futures""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""The age of coloniality: crises and confusions""; ""African nationalism: The triumphs"" ; ""African nationalism: The tragedies and tribulations""""African nationalism: The challenges and opposition""; ""African nationalism: The unfinished assignments""; ""Towards a decolonial turn of African nationalism""; ""Conclusion: towards decoloniality""; ""Notes and References""; ""PART TWO - Nationalism, Language and Freedom""; ""CHAPTER 6 - The African National Language Question and the African National Project""; ""Introduction""; ""Brief overview of the history of African national languages""; ""Understanding the twenty-first century African dream"" ; ""What role for African national languages in the twenty-first century?""""Conclusion""; ""Notes and References""; ""CHAPTER 7 - The Devolution of Power Debate and the Zimbabwe National Project""; ""Introduction""; ""Centralising autocracy in post-colonial Zimbabwe""; ""Dismantling autocracy: devolution of power debates in Zimbabwe""; ""Provincial councilsâ€? constitution, power and accountability: A primer on emerging debates""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes and References"" ; ""CHAPTER 8 - Zimbabweâ€?s Cultural Revolution and the â€?Melodic Press Releaseâ€?: Mediated National Imaginaries in an Age of Neo-Liberalism ""
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite the fact that nationalism and its national projects have in recent years been severely criticised by postcolonial theorists for being fundamentalist and essentialist; by feminists for being patriarchal and exclusive; by global financial institutions for being antagonistic to development and globalisation; by Pan-Africanists for being anticontinental unity; and by those Africans born after decolonisation for being irrelevant; Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni and Finex Ndhlovu's book convincingly argues that nationalism has defied its death and displayed remarkable resilience and resonance. Sin
• Titolo autorizzato: Nationalism and national projects in Southern Africa
• ISBN: 0-7983-0450-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787639503321
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