Africa and the Metaphysical Empire

Name: Africa and the Metaphysical Empire
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Africa and the Metaphysical Empire\nby Frank Aragbonfoh Abumere\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Frank Aragbonfoh Abumere\nTitle: Africa and the Metaphysical Empire\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis\nPublication year: 2025\nEdition: 1\nISBN-13: 9781032965406\nISBN-10: 1032965401\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThis book investigates whether African cultures can appropriate some useful aspects of Western cultures, or whether doing so risks falling into the metaphysical empire and diluting African identity.\nNgugi wa Thiong\u00E2o and Ndlovu-Gatsheni characterise the metaphysical empire as an intangible non-physical and non-geographical invasion of the men.