Colonial Intervention and Destabilization of African Identities : Contours of Trusteeship and Organized Infantilism in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mfum-Mensah, Obed.

Series:

African Worlds: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series

African Worlds: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences).

Pan-Africanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2025.

Summary:

This book examines the historical and contemporary impacts of colonial intervention and trusteeship on African identities, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. It explores how external and internal forces have exploited African societies through power dynamics, leading to dispossession and wealth accumulation by dominant groups. The author delves into concepts such as organized infantilism, systemic corruption, and racialized imperialism, analyzing how these phenomena shape African identities and societal roles over generations. The work incorporates critical theories and policy evaluation strategies to provide a sociological perspective on human interactions and the performative nature of social categories. Intended for scholars, policymakers, and those interested in African studies, this book aims to challenge conventional analyses and highlight the complex interplay between governance, development, and identity politics in Africa. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Colonial Intervention and Destabilization of African Identities

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Trusteeship and African Identities in a Flux

Part I - Trusteeship, External Forces, and Destabiliztion of African Identities

Chapter 1 - Trusteeship in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 2 - Framing "Organized Infantililsm" and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 3 - Muslim Arab Trusteeship and Destabilization of African Identities

Chapter 4 - Development of European and Western Trusteeship in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 5 - Between "Scylla and Charybdis"? Africa-China Relations

Chapter 6 - Global Governance or Racialized Imperialism?

Part II - Contemporary Interventions, Destabilization, and Construction of New African Identities

Chapter 7 - Institutionalization of Systemic Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 8 - State Institutions and Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 9 - Space Politics as Identity Politics in Urban Planning

Chapter 10 - Religious Missionizing or Colonial Intervention?

Conclusion

References

Index.

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ISBN:

9781805398448

180539844X

9781805398486

1805398482

OCLC:

1484072405