Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously (African Arguments) By

Name: Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously (African Arguments) By
Brand: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Selected as one of '100 Notable African Books of 2022' in Brittle Paper \nA leading African political philosopher\u2019s searing intellectual and moral critique of today\u2019s decolonisation movement. \nDecolonisation has lost its way. Originally a struggle to escape the West\u2019s direct political and economic control, it has become a catch-all idea, often for performing \u2018morality\u2019 or \u2018authenticity\u2019; it suffocates African thought and denies African agency.\nOl\u00FAf?\u00B4mi T\u00E1\u00EDw\u00F2 fiercely rejects the indiscriminate application of \u2018decolonisation\u2019 to everything from literature, language and philosophy to sociology, psychology and medicine. He argues that the decolonisation industry, obsessed with cataloguing wrongs, is seriously harming scholarship on and in Africa. He finds \u2018decolonisation\u2019 of culture\n\nAgainst Decolonisation\nTaking African Agency Seriously\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is availabl;