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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595425143
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)
Download or read book Africalogical Perspectives written by and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Katherine Bankole Medina
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595473989
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)
Download or read book Africalogical Perspectives written by Katherine Bankole Medina and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mahmoud Masaeli
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527526569
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book African Perspectives on Global Development written by Mahmoud Masaeli and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is not merely an invention with a modern, imperial or colonial background. Nor is it simply a continent in need of foreign aid from the richer, more affluent societies. Africa might be economically needy, politically unstable, and, in part, socially chaotic and suffering from civil wars and social unrest. However, the continent and its peoples are certainly different from the negative image portrayed in the mass media. Africa had been the cradle of civilization in the pre-colonial era, and is today undergoing a diverse cultural, philosophical, and spiritual development with great potential, contributing to contemporary debates around the ethics of globality. The novelty of this book derives from its multidisciplinary approach. Although the authors generally come from the fields of development and economics, global studies, political science, philosophy and ethics, and sociology, they present Africa’s alternative view of human wellbeing in order to provide theories and policy recommendations which inspire the specific developmental patterns for the growth of the continent. The volume discusses the meaning of development for the continent by drawing on culture, identity, ethnicity, and philosophy of nature. The contributors examine a variety of issues and themes directly related to the opportunities provided by globality to promote the development of the continent. They also discuss solutions for underdevelopment and poverty, and how those perspectives might be effectively integrated into the global agenda for the development of Africa.
Author : Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 2869785178
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (697 download)
Download or read book Readings in Methodology written by Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the weaknesses of research in Africa is the little consideration that is given to questions of epistemology and methodology. What we see is the trivialization of research protocols which, consequently, are reduced to fantasy prescriptions that detach social studies from universal debates over the validity of science rather than an interrogation of research procedures induced by the complexity of social dynamics. As a result, social sciences have become an imitative discourse and a recital of exotic anecdotes without perspectives. Knowledge production therefore loses any heuristic bearing. It is on the basis of this reality that attempts to correct this tendency have been made in this book by discussing the methodological foundation of social science knowledge. This volume is a collection of papers presented during methodological workshops organized by CODESRIA. Its objective is to revitalize theory and methodology in field work in Africa while contributing to the creation of a critical space hinged upon the mastery of epistemological bases which are indispensable to any scientific imagination. Far from being a collection of technical certainties and certified methods, this book interrogates the uncertain itinerary of the process of social logics discovery. In that sense, it is a decisive step towards a critical systemization of ongoing theories and practices within the African scientific community. The reader can, therefore, identify the philosophical, historical, sociological and anthropological foundations of object construction, field data exploitation and research results delivery. This book explains the importance of the philosophical and social modalities of scientific practice, the influence of local historical contexts, the different usages of new investigative tools, including the audiovisual tools. Finally, the book, backed by classical theories, serves as an invitation toward considering scientific commitment to African field research from a reflective perspective.
Author : Katherine Bankole
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1463475632
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (634 download)
Download or read book Africalogical Perspectives, Volume 1, Number 2, October/November 2004 written by Katherine Bankole and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-02-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africalogical Perspectives is a scholarly journal that focuses on the historical and contemporary analysis of race and Africana studies. A distinguished editorial board of scholars nationally recognized in Africalogy, Africana studies, history, English, law, sociology, and political science governs Africalogical Perspectives. Africalogical Perspectives is a peer-review journal that considers the work of Afrocentric social scientists, theorists, and other cutting-edge scholars in the discipline of Black studies.
Author : Katherine Bankole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781420824872
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Africalogical Perspectives, October/November 2004 written by Katherine Bankole and published by . This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africalogical Perspectives is a scholarly journal that focuses on the historical and contemporary analysis of race and Africana studies. A distinguished editorial board of scholars nationally recognized in Africalogy, Africana studies, history, English, law, sociology, and political science governs Africalogical Perspectives. Africalogical Perspectives is a peer-review journal that considers the work of Afrocentric social scientists, theorists, and other cutting-edge scholars in the discipline of Black studies.
Author : C. Tsehloane Keto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Vision and Time written by C. Tsehloane Keto and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of 1995's Vision, Identity and Time explores the relationship of a geo-culturally based Africa centered paradigm in the emerging global village of the 21st century. This text argues that perceptions of world history in a multicultural world require the acceptance of multiple perspectives. The book distinguishes between hegemonic and non-hegemonic perspectives, discusses the significance of early Nile Valley culture and outlines frameworks of analysis using examples of African American history and South African history.
Author : George Jerry Sefa Dei
Publisher : Counterpoints
ISBN 13 : 9781433120954
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Emerging Perspectives on 'African Development' written by George Jerry Sefa Dei and published by Counterpoints. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging Perspectives on 'African Development' Speaking Differently discusses numerous areas of interest and issues about Africa, including contemporary challenges and possibilities of development. It offers cautionary words to field practitioners, researchers, and social theorists who work in development using language that is easily accessible to laypersons.
Author : Katherine Bankole-Medina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981926315
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Africalogical Perspectives V6 N1 2009 written by Katherine Bankole-Medina and published by . This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adebusuyi Adeniran
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319624431
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)
Download or read book Africa Now! written by Adebusuyi Adeniran and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents relevant and timely endogenous procedures for addressing the challenge of transforming ideas into sustainable opportunities in Africa. It explores how Africa could be understood in the context of emerging global realities, providing alternative frameworks that will not just be participatory in conception and practice, but equally show a contextual workability for the varying aspects of the developmental enterprise in Africa. Despite having alternative and less cumbersome sources of funding, with commendable economic growth indices, and several economies among the fastest growing globally, African countries have been unable to transmute related opportunities into sustainable human development outcomes for majority of its citizenry. Over four rich sections the authors cover subjects ranging from environment and natural resource management, to governance, economy and sustainable development. The book continues with a section on Education and Human Development and a case study in transnationalism. The final section discusses crime, conflict and regional dynamics, including highly disputed topics such as forced migration and sex trade. This indispensable resource will be of great use to students and researches globally in fields such as sociology, anthropology, environmental studies, politics and economics with a focus on contemporary Africa, as well as to policy planners and human rights activists invested in the future development of Africa.
Author : Kwasi Wiredu
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253210807
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Cultural Universals and Particulars written by Kwasi Wiredu and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wiredu's discussion of culturally defined values and concepts, as well as his attention to such timely issues as human rights, makes this book invaluable interdisciplinary reading." —D. A. Masolo Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu asserts that universals, rightly conceived on the basis of our common biological identity, are not incompatible with cultural particularities and, in fact, are what make intercultural communication possible. Drawing on aspects of Akan thought that appear to diverge from Western conceptions in the areas of ethics and metaphysics, Wiredu calls for a just reappraisal of these disparities, free of thought patterns corrupted by a colonial mentality. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditional philosophy is not purely theoretical; he shows how certain aspects of African political thought may be applied to the practical resolution of some of Africa's most pressing problems.
Author : Ali A. Mazrui
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443858366
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book African Thought in Comparative Perspective written by Ali A. Mazrui and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Thought in Comparative Perspective showcases how adept Ali Mazrui, the most prolific writer on Africa today, is at using complex conceptual apparatuses to categorize and synthesize Africa’s political and social thought. This book, thus, offers an original interpretation of the knowledge that has been accumulated over the years, and which is of timeless relevance. It covers such themes as the legacy of the African liberation movements, the convergence and divergence of African, Islamic and Western thought, nationalist ideologies in Africa, the role of religion in African politics, and the impact of Ancient Greek philosophy on contemporary Africa.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book African Perspectives written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Olugbenga Adesida
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN 13 : 9789171065308
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (653 download)
Download or read book African Voices, African Visions written by Olugbenga Adesida and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does Africa have a future? What are the visions, hopes, ambitions and fears of young Africans for the future of the world, the continent, their nation, and their communities? How do they envision this world and their roles within it? These issues have not previously been explored collectively by Africans because of the enormous challenges and the preoccupation with the present. But Africa must not allow the enormity of the problems to blind it to its past and future. Africa must chart its own vision of a desirable future, and therefore young Africans, born just before or after independence, were challenged to reflect on the future of the continent. This book presents the response to that challenge. In this book, the voices of a new generation of Africa are heard exploring the future from personal and diverse perspectives. The authors have enumerated the ills of Africa, analyzed the problems and explored the opportunities. Remarkably, despite the daunting nature of the challenges, they were all hopeful about the future. They provided their visions of the future, suggest numerous ideas on how to build a new Africa, and implored Africans to take responsibility for the transformation of the continent. Given the current emphasis on African renaissance and union, the ideas presented here could become the basis for a truly shared vision for the continent.
Author : William G. Martin
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252067808
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (678 download)
Download or read book Out of One, Many Africas written by William G. Martin and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even as symbols of Africa permeate Western culture in the 1990s, centers for the academic study of Africa suffer from a steady erosion of institutional support and intellectual legitimacy. Out of One, Many Africas assesses the rising tide of discontent that has destabilized the conceptions, institutions, and communities dedicated to African studies. In vibrant detail, contributors from Africa, Europe, and North America lay out the multiple, contending histories and perspectives that inform African studies. They assess the reaction against the white-dominated consensus that has marked African studies since its inception in the 1950s and note the emergence of alternative approaches, energized in part by feminist and cultural studies. They examine African scholars' struggle against paradigms that have justified and covered up colonialism, militarism, and underdevelopment. They also consider such issues as how to bring black scholars on the continent and in the diaspora closer together on questions of intellectual freedom, accountability, and the democratization of information and knowledge production. By surveying the present predicament and the current grassroots impulse toward reconsidering the meaning of the continent, Out of One, Many Africas gives shape and momentum to a crucial dialogue aimed at transforming the study of Africa
Author : Yamikani Ndasauka
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031629795
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)
Download or read book African Mind, Culture, and Technology written by Yamikani Ndasauka and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Oliver Mtapuri
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811958564
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)
Download or read book African Perspectives on Poverty, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Innovation written by Oliver Mtapuri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the connections between poverty and innovation in Africa. Through case studies and theorizations from a distinctly African perspective, it stands in contrast to current theoretical works in the field, which remain very much rooted in Western-orientated thinking. The book investigates the application of methodologies which explain numerous African contexts in connection with issues of poverty and inequality. It reflects on comparative practices and praxes on the African continent, including commonplace traditions and practices in alleviating poverty, taken against a background of the failure of current prescriptions for poverty alleviation, such as the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP). There is a dire need for new practical perspectives which move Africa forward using its indigenous knowledge. Owing to a general lack of recorded African theories and methodologies on poverty, inequality and innovation, this book represents a pioneering corpus of African knowledge addressing poverty and inequality through local innovations. Adopting a transdisciplinary approach, it is relevant to students and scholars in development studies and economics, African studies, social studies, political history and political economy, climate studies, anthropology and geography.
