Nationalism and African Intellectuals (Rochester Studies in

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Nationalism and African Intellectuals (Rochester Studies in African History & the Diaspora)

This book is about how African intellectuals, influenced primarily by nationalism, have addressed the inter-related issues of power, identity politics, self-assertion and autonomy for themselves and their continent, from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Their major goal was to create a 'better Africa' by connecting nationalism to knowledge. The results have been mixed, from the glorious euphoria of the success of anti-colonial movements to the depressing circumstances of the African condition as we enter a new millennium. As the intellectual elite is a creation of the Western formal school system, the ideas it generated are also connected to the larger world of scholarship. This world is, in turn, shaped by European contacts with Africa from the fifteenth century onward, the politics of the Cold War, and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union. In essence, Africa and its elite cannot be fully understood without also considering the West and changing global politics. Neither can the academic and media contributions by non-Africans be ignored, as these also affect the ways that Africans think about themselves and their continent. Nationalism and African Intellectuals/ examines intellectuals' ambivalent relationships with the colonial apparatus and subsequent nation-state formations; the contradictions manifested within pan-Africanism and nationalism; and the relation of academic institutions and intellectual production to the state during the nationalism period and beyond. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Country USA
Brand University of Rochester Press
Manufacturer University of Rochester Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1, black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2004-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781580461498

Country	USA
Brand	University of Rochester Press
Manufacturer	University of Rochester Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1, black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2004-09-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781580461498

Nationalism and African Intellectuals (Rochester Studies in African History & the Diaspora)

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