Into the house of the ancestors : inside the new Africa / Karl Maier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maier, Karl, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Politics and government.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions--1960-.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Wiley, [1998]

Summary:

Based on hundreds of interviews - with traditional healers, chiefs, business innovators, scientists, generals, doctors, poets, and politicians, - Into the House of the Ancestors goes beyond cliched images of corruption, brutality, and starvation to illuminate the essence of Africa's extraordinary spirit. Karl Maier reveals a rising force of activists and innovators taking control of their lives and their destinies in ways that are ingenious and inspirational. Distinctively African, they are forging a quiet revolution that holds immense promise for the continent's future. Maier grounds his hopeful view of Africa's potential not only on contemporary reporting, but on the keen perspectives and insights of the continent's most distinguished historians. Providing crucial context about the scope and impact of the slave trade and the colonial period, Maier offers a probing analysis of the key aspects of Africa's past that shape the challenges for the future.

Contents:

Glorious Light 1

New Roads Taken 11

A Spirit of Peace 45

The Healing Touch 75

The Battle for the Mind 105

The Universal Soldier 129

Heroes of the Apocalypse 155

An Act of Faith 191

Circling Spirits of the Age 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index.

ISBN:

047113547X

OCLC:

37545475