The Global African
Subtitle: a portrait of Ali A. Mazrui
By: edited by Omari H. Kokole
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Trenton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 629
ISBN-13: 9781883058005
Subjects: Political science; Islam
Description: Ali A. Mazrui is perhaps Global Africa's most prolific and accomplished writer of the second half of the 20th century ... The essays in this collection confirm that Mazrui has indeed stimulated discussions of many of the most important topics concerning Global Africa and beyond. Mazrui has often put forward interesting, if contentious, thoughts and concepts. Even when we disagree strongly with his views, it is not easy to ignore them. This volume is therefore about the work of a scholar who is both relevant and controversial ... In the first section of the book, the contributors interrogate the nature of select paradigmatic dimensions of Mazrui's writings ... The second section of the book entails a gender debate. It consists of an exchange between Professors Molara Ogundipe-Leslie and Ali A. Mazrui on gender relations ... The third and final section of the collection consists of three semi-biographical reminiscences by some of Mazrui's friends.-Introd.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical studies: The master essayist / Omari H. Kokole; Culture, freedom and power in Mazruiana / J.W. Harbeson; Mazruiphilia, Mazruiphobia, democracy, governance and development / D.M. Wai; From Pax Africana to Global Africa / D.C. Thomas; Mazruiana on conflict and violence in Africa / N. Ayele; The onyx crescent, the Islamic/Africa axis / P. Morewedge; Kwame Nkrumah, Leninist Czar or Leninist Garvey / H.M. Adam; Mazruiana and global language, Eurocentrism and African counter-penetration / A.M. Mazrui; Human rights in Mazruiana / C.E. Welch, Jr.; On the trial of Christopher Okigbo / P.N. Thuynsma; On the concept of "We are all Americans" / R.L. Sklar; The Africans and the global village / B.J. Craige; title: Gender debate: The black woman and the problem of gender, an African perspective / Ali A. Mazrui; Beyond hearsay and academic journalism, the black woman and Ali Mazrui / M. Ogundipe-Leslie; Woman as victim, woman as victor / Ali A. Mazrui; title: Biographical studies: Multiple Mazrui, scholar, ideologue, philosopher and artist / C. Sawere.