Public intellectuals and the politics of global Africa : comparative and biographical essays in honour of Ali A. Mazrui / / edited by Seifudein Adem

• Pubblicazione: London, : Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd., 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Africanists; Intellectuals
• Altri autori: AdemSeifudein MazruiAli AlAmin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: section 1. Introductory essays -- section 2. Dialogue of cultures -- section 3. Conflict and postcoloniality -- section 4. Afro-optimism in thought and policy -- section 5. The rise of Obama and the politics of identity.
• Sommario/riassunto: Ali Mazrui has been described as one of the most original thinkers that Africa has produced, and one of the top 100 living public intellectuals in the world today. This volume uses Mazrui's life and work as a guide towards explaining the historical impact of black public intellectuals such as Julius K. Nyerere, Patrice Lumumba and Barrack Obama. The book explores not only politics and academics, but also religion, gender, class and civil-military relations, bringing together into the black experience both Plato's concept of the "philosopher King" and V.I. Lenin's notion of the 'intelligentsia'.
• Titolo autorizzato: Public intellectuals and the politics of global Africa
• ISBN: 9781912234851; 1912234858
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910952297703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II