Africa Must Be Modern by Olfmi Tw
Explores Africa's hostility toward modernity and how that hostility has impeded economic development and social and political transformation.Whoever thinks he knows the problem of Africa had better read this bookWhoever feels there is no known solution that can apply should read this book first; but whoever wishes to remain unperturbed about the African predicament had better not read this book. This book almost certainly will challenge any mind. The author has evidently written down thoughts that cost him his sleep for many years now.
* African Studies Quarterly *Táiwò's firm and fierce argument is timely because it unapologetically prompts questions. . .45.4 Winter 2014
* Research in AFRICAN LITERATURES *This book is a brave and boisterous attempt to challenge Africa to follow a clear-cut development trajectory in the face of its disappointing performance in the development arena in the post-colonial period. Taiwo provides an interesting analysis of modernity as the key to attaining Africa's development. The author's bold declarations on Africa's development trajectory make the book exceedingly readable, and place Taiwo amongst the ranks of other African development trajectory scholars like Sabelo Ndlovu and Moeletsi Mbeki.
* African Affairs *Africa Must Be Modern is an important statement that should be debated in both the academy that Táíwò critiques and the African public sphere he hopes to engage.
* Journal of West African History *Olúfémi Táíwò is Professor of Africana Studies at the Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University. He is author of How Colonialism Preempted Modernity in Africa (IUP, 2010).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780253012753 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253012759 |
| Title | Africa Must Be Modern |
| Author | Olúfémi Táíwò |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 2014-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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