Intellectuals and African Development : Pretension and Resistance in African Politics
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Africa in the New Millennium
ISBN-10
1842777653
ISBN-13
9781842777657
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Zed Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 15th, 2006
Print length
184 Pages
Weight
240 grams
Dimensions
13.80 x 21.60 x 1.30 cms
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Drawn from a CODESRIA conference on 'Intellectuals and Nationalism', the essays of this book look at different responses to the African predicament from prominent writers like Soyinka, Ngugi, and Achebe, the military men in power and the students who defy repression.
This book looks at the very different responses to the African predicament from prominent writers like Soyinka, Ngugi and Achebe, to the military men in power and the students who defy repression. It suggests that intervention by international agencies who claim to promote 'democracy' and 'empower the youth' may reinforce authoritarian attitudes and structures. The essays in the book give voice to the outrage, ridicule and revolutionary ardour, as well as to the reformist caution, of those directly affected. The shallow pretences of those in power and the hypocrisy and arrogance of the foreign helpers are also exposed. The book concludes that being an 'insider' or an 'outsider' is less important than being committed to listening to ordinary people.
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