The African Condition: The Reith Lectures
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Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some wear and fading to cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: price stickers at back. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work in African political thought, The African Condition presents the full text of Ali A. Mazrui's celebrated 1979 BBC Reith Lectures, in which the distinguished Kenyan-born scholar confronts the political, economic, and cultural forces shaping the African continent in the postcolonial era. Mazrui argues with compelling authority that Africa's predicament is rooted in a complex interplay of dependency, underdevelopment, and the enduring legacies of colonialism and the slave trade. Drawing on a sweeping command of history, sociology, and international relations, he illustrates how Africa's engagement with the wider world has simultaneously enriched and imperilled its peoples. Written with rare intellectual vigour and accessibility, this concise yet profound volume remains an indispensable text for anyone seeking to understand the forces that continue to define the African experience.
Author: Ali A. Mazrui
Format: Paperback
Published: 1980, Cambridge University Press
Genre: African history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some wear and fading to cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: price stickers at back. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work in African political thought, The African Condition presents the full text of Ali A. Mazrui's celebrated 1979 BBC Reith Lectures, in which the distinguished Kenyan-born scholar confronts the political, economic, and cultural forces shaping the African continent in the postcolonial era. Mazrui argues with compelling authority that Africa's predicament is rooted in a complex interplay of dependency, underdevelopment, and the enduring legacies of colonialism and the slave trade. Drawing on a sweeping command of history, sociology, and international relations, he illustrates how Africa's engagement with the wider world has simultaneously enriched and imperilled its peoples. Written with rare intellectual vigour and accessibility, this concise yet profound volume remains an indispensable text for anyone seeking to understand the forces that continue to define the African experience.