Globalizing the postcolony [[electronic resource] ] : contesting discourses of gender and development in francophone Africa / / Claire H. Griffiths |
Autore | Griffiths Claire |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (534 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.40966/0917541 |
Collana | After the empire: the Francophone world and postcolonial France |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa, West - Social conditions
Women - Africa, West - Economic conditions Social planning - Africa, West Economic development - Africa, West Postcolonialism - Africa, West |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-93661-1
9786612936616 0-7391-4384-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; I; Is There a Gender and Development Crisis in Francophone Africa?; 1; Gender and Development in Francophone Africa; 2; Science, Statistics, and Stories; II; When Gender and Development Went Global; 3; The Origins of a Global Discourse, 1945 to 1990; 4; "Good Governance" for Development, 1990-2000; 5; The Millennium Summit and Beyond; III; From the Global to the Postcolony: Data Profiling in Gabon and Senegal; 6; Mapping Gender and Development; 7; Senegal; 8; Gabon; 9; Measuring Gender and Development; IV
In Search of Context and Culture 1: Historicizing Gender10; Sex and Status in Pre-colonial Africa; 11; Engendering the Colony; V; In Search of Context and Culture 2: Locating Gender; 12; Speaking the Language of Gender and Development in Senegal; 13; International Agencies and the Agenda for Change in Senegal; 14; Theorizing Gender and Development in the Academy; 15; Voicing Dissent and Contesting Change in Civil Society; VI; Writing Gender and Development: Culture, Context and Change in Francophone Africa; 16; The Literary Politics of Gender and Development; 17 Writing Gender and Development18; Modernization and Marginalization in the Francophone African Feminist Novel; 19; Conclusion; Appendix A; Commitment 5, UN World Summit for Social Development, 19 April 1995; Appendix B; Commitment 5, 24th Special Session of the UN General Assembly, 26 June 2000; Selected Bibliography; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460133203321 |
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Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalizing the postcolony [[electronic resource] ] : contesting discourses of gender and development in francophone Africa / / Claire H. Griffiths |
Autore | Griffiths Claire |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (534 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.40966/0917541 |
Collana | After the empire: the Francophone world and postcolonial France |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa, West - Social conditions
Women - Africa, West - Economic conditions Social planning - Africa, West Economic development - Africa, West Postcolonialism - Africa, West |
ISBN |
1-282-93661-1
9786612936616 0-7391-4384-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; I; Is There a Gender and Development Crisis in Francophone Africa?; 1; Gender and Development in Francophone Africa; 2; Science, Statistics, and Stories; II; When Gender and Development Went Global; 3; The Origins of a Global Discourse, 1945 to 1990; 4; "Good Governance" for Development, 1990-2000; 5; The Millennium Summit and Beyond; III; From the Global to the Postcolony: Data Profiling in Gabon and Senegal; 6; Mapping Gender and Development; 7; Senegal; 8; Gabon; 9; Measuring Gender and Development; IV
In Search of Context and Culture 1: Historicizing Gender10; Sex and Status in Pre-colonial Africa; 11; Engendering the Colony; V; In Search of Context and Culture 2: Locating Gender; 12; Speaking the Language of Gender and Development in Senegal; 13; International Agencies and the Agenda for Change in Senegal; 14; Theorizing Gender and Development in the Academy; 15; Voicing Dissent and Contesting Change in Civil Society; VI; Writing Gender and Development: Culture, Context and Change in Francophone Africa; 16; The Literary Politics of Gender and Development; 17 Writing Gender and Development18; Modernization and Marginalization in the Francophone African Feminist Novel; 19; Conclusion; Appendix A; Commitment 5, UN World Summit for Social Development, 19 April 1995; Appendix B; Commitment 5, 24th Special Session of the UN General Assembly, 26 June 2000; Selected Bibliography; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785663803321 |
Griffiths Claire
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Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalizing the postcolony [[electronic resource] ] : contesting discourses of gender and development in francophone Africa / / Claire H. Griffiths |
Autore | Griffiths Claire |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (534 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.40966/0917541 |
Collana | After the empire: the Francophone world and postcolonial France |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa, West - Social conditions
Women - Africa, West - Economic conditions Social planning - Africa, West Economic development - Africa, West Postcolonialism - Africa, West |
ISBN |
1-282-93661-1
9786612936616 0-7391-4384-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; I; Is There a Gender and Development Crisis in Francophone Africa?; 1; Gender and Development in Francophone Africa; 2; Science, Statistics, and Stories; II; When Gender and Development Went Global; 3; The Origins of a Global Discourse, 1945 to 1990; 4; "Good Governance" for Development, 1990-2000; 5; The Millennium Summit and Beyond; III; From the Global to the Postcolony: Data Profiling in Gabon and Senegal; 6; Mapping Gender and Development; 7; Senegal; 8; Gabon; 9; Measuring Gender and Development; IV
In Search of Context and Culture 1: Historicizing Gender10; Sex and Status in Pre-colonial Africa; 11; Engendering the Colony; V; In Search of Context and Culture 2: Locating Gender; 12; Speaking the Language of Gender and Development in Senegal; 13; International Agencies and the Agenda for Change in Senegal; 14; Theorizing Gender and Development in the Academy; 15; Voicing Dissent and Contesting Change in Civil Society; VI; Writing Gender and Development: Culture, Context and Change in Francophone Africa; 16; The Literary Politics of Gender and Development; 17 Writing Gender and Development18; Modernization and Marginalization in the Francophone African Feminist Novel; 19; Conclusion; Appendix A; Commitment 5, UN World Summit for Social Development, 19 April 1995; Appendix B; Commitment 5, 24th Special Session of the UN General Assembly, 26 June 2000; Selected Bibliography; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810704303321 |
Griffiths Claire
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Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010 | ||
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Nostalgia for the future [[electronic resource] ] : West Africa after the Cold War / / Charles Piot |
Autore | Piot Charles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina | 966.03/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Postcolonialism - Africa, West
Postcolonialism - Togo |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-67920-1
9786612679209 0-226-66966-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. States of Emergency -- Two. The End of History -- Three. Exit Strategy -- Mise En Scène -- Four. Charismatic Enchantments -- Five. Arrested Development -- Six. The Death of a Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459177003321 |
Piot Charles
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Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nostalgia for the future [[electronic resource] ] : West Africa after the Cold War / / Charles Piot |
Autore | Piot Charles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina | 966.03/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Postcolonialism - Africa, West
Postcolonialism - Togo |
Soggetto non controllato | west african history, anthropology, cold war, 20th century, religious phenomena, religion, politics, political science, sociology, neoliberal ngos, pentecostalism, scamming, fraud, emigration, immigration, immigrants, togo, fieldwork, new biopolitics, sovereignty, poorest regions, poverty, green card lottery, us department of state, witchcraft, accusations, western union branches, cybercafes, postcolonial theory, theorists, togolese life |
ISBN |
1-282-67920-1
9786612679209 0-226-66966-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. States of Emergency -- Two. The End of History -- Three. Exit Strategy -- Mise En Scène -- Four. Charismatic Enchantments -- Five. Arrested Development -- Six. The Death of a Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785048703321 |
Piot Charles
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Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nostalgia for the future [[electronic resource] ] : West Africa after the Cold War / / Charles Piot |
Autore | Piot Charles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina | 966.03/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Postcolonialism - Africa, West
Postcolonialism - Togo |
Soggetto non controllato | west african history, anthropology, cold war, 20th century, religious phenomena, religion, politics, political science, sociology, neoliberal ngos, pentecostalism, scamming, fraud, emigration, immigration, immigrants, togo, fieldwork, new biopolitics, sovereignty, poorest regions, poverty, green card lottery, us department of state, witchcraft, accusations, western union branches, cybercafes, postcolonial theory, theorists, togolese life |
ISBN |
1-282-67920-1
9786612679209 0-226-66966-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. States of Emergency -- Two. The End of History -- Three. Exit Strategy -- Mise En Scène -- Four. Charismatic Enchantments -- Five. Arrested Development -- Six. The Death of a Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817371603321 |
Piot Charles
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Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The postcolonial African state in transition : stateness and modes of sovereignty / / Amy Niang |
Autore | Niang Amy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield International, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.40490966 |
Collana | Kilombo : international relations and colonial questions |
Soggetto topico |
Decentralization in government - Africa, West
Sovereignty - History Postcolonialism - Africa, West |
ISBN | 1-78660-654-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Political history as state ideology introduction -- The trail of the horse: stateness, statelessness and the ethics of state inhibition -- The time/space dynamics of the constitution of the political -- Statization and centralizing processes in 18th century Moogo -- Rituals as political references -- The state in transition: a recapitulation. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793151903321 |
Niang Amy
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New York ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield International, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The postcolonial African state in transition : stateness and modes of sovereignty / / Amy Niang |
Autore | Niang Amy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield International, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.40490966 |
Collana | Kilombo : international relations and colonial questions |
Soggetto topico |
Decentralization in government - Africa, West
Sovereignty - History Postcolonialism - Africa, West |
ISBN | 1-78660-654-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Political history as state ideology introduction -- The trail of the horse: stateness, statelessness and the ethics of state inhibition -- The time/space dynamics of the constitution of the political -- Statization and centralizing processes in 18th century Moogo -- Rituals as political references -- The state in transition: a recapitulation. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811611303321 |
Niang Amy
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New York ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield International, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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