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Intellectuals and African Development: Pretension and Resistance in African Politics (Africa in the New Millennium) by BjöRn Beckman; Gbemisola Adeoti (editors) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Intellectuals and African Development: Pretension and Resistance in African Politics (Africa in the New Millennium) about?

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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Author

BjöRn Beckman; Gbemisola Adeoti (editors)

Publisher

Zed Books Ltd

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9786611216047

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Sociology