Intellectuals And African Development: Pretension And Resistance in African Politics - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1842777645 ISBN 13 : 9781842777640

Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

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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À propos de l'auteur

Björn Beckmann is an ecologist at the Biological Records Centre (BRC) and has been coordinating the Grasshoppers and Related Insects Recording Scheme since 2009. He analysed the scheme's data for his PhD, and along with colleagues at BRC he created the iRecord Grasshoppers mobile app and the scheme website. Björn also organised the Royal Entomological Society's annual day of orthopteran research talks from 2013 to 2020.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1842777645
• ISBN 13: 9781842777640
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Éditeur: Beckman Björn, Adeoti Gbemisola
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible