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Title African perspectives on global development / edited by Mahmoud Masaeli, Sanni Yaya and Rico Sneller
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (vii, 378 pages) : map, charts
Contents Intro; Table of Contents; Part I: African Philosophy of Life; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Part II: A Long Way for Independence; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen
Summary 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 potent
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Subject Globalization -- Africa
Well-being -- Social aspects -- Africa
Well-being -- Economic aspects -- Africa
Social perception -- Africa
Postcolonialism -- Africa
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Social perception
Postcolonialism
Globalization
Africa
Form Electronic book
Author Masaeli, Mahmoud, 1954- editor.
Sanni Yaya, Hachimi, editor
Sneller, Rico, 1967- editor.
ISBN 9781527526563
1527526569