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Developing Africa? : New Horizons with Afrocentricity / Lehasa Moloi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moloi, Lehasa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Social aspects--Africa.
- Economic development.
- Afrocentrism.
- Africa--Civilization.
- Africa.
- Economic development--Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (148 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2024.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Relevance of the Dialogue
- Overview of the Book
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theoretical Grounding: Afrocentricity's Approach to Development
- Defining the Concept of Afrocentricity
- Historical Roots of Afrocentricity
- The Leitmotifs of Afrocentricity
- Afrocentricity and its perspective on African history and Africa's contributions to ancient civilization
- Afrocentricity's perspective on racism, slavery and colonialism
- Afrocentricity and Its Critics
- Afrocentricity's Response to Its Critics
- 3. Critique of Eurocentrism and a Mapping of African Development Initiatives
- Eurocentrism in Development Studies: From Modernization to Neoliberalism
- The Post-World War II Development Project and Its Implications for Africa
- Africa's Journey with Development under Post-colonial Administrations
- Mapping the Future of an African Development Trajectory beyond Eurocentrism
- 4. Afrocentricity on the Significance of African History for Development
- Eurocentric Historiography and the Negation of Africa's Contribution to World Civilization
- Afrocentric Historiography and the Restoration of Africa's Contribution to World Civilization
- The African Renaissance and the African Development Challenge in Post-colonial Africa
- 5. Afrocentricity on the Significance of Culture in the Conceptualization of an African Development Paradigm
- Defining the Concept of Culture
- Eurocentrism, Culture and Development in Africa
- Afrocentricity, Culture and Development in Africa
- 6. Afrocentricity on the Significance of African Agency in Development in Africa
- Defining the Concept of African Agency
- Problematic Agency and African Development Impasse
- Afrocentricity, Agency and Development in Africa
- Pan-Africanism
- African nationalism
- Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 20, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Moloi, Lehasa Developing Africa?
- ISBN:
- 9781839990830
- 183999083X
- 9781839990847
- 1839990848
- Publisher Number:
- 40032222111
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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