The African conundrum
Subtitle: rethinking the trajectories of historical, cultural, philosophical and developmental experiences of Africa
By: edited by Munyaradzi Mawere, Tapuwa R. Mubaya & Jowere Mukusha
Publisher: Langaa Research & Publishing CIG
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Mankon, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9789956764440
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Social life and customs; Civilization; Politics and government; History
Description: "The African conundrum... is rooted out of the historical, philosophical and cultural bastardisation, imbalances and inequalities which many post-colonial African governments have always sought to address, though with varying degrees of success, since the 1960s. Lamentably, this African conundrum is rarely examined in a systematic manner that takes into account the geopolitical milieu of the continent, past and present. This volume seeks to interrogate and examine the extent of the impact of the geopolitical seesaw which seems poised to tip in favour of the Global North. The book grapples with the question on how Africa can wake up from its cavernous intellectual slumber to break away from both material and psychological dependency and achieve a transformative political and socio-economic self-reinvention and self-assertion. While the African conundrum is largely a result of historic oppression and a resilient colonial legacy, this book urges Africans to rethink their condition in a manner that makes Africa responsible and accountable for its own destiny. The book argues that it is through this rethinking that Africa can successfully transcend the logic of post-imperial dependency." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Reawakening the giant lion : a rethinking of the African conundrum  -- Munyaradzi Mawere; title: 'Cultural heritage is our right, our dignity' : rethinking the concept and use of heritage in Zimbabwe  -- Tapuwa Raymond Mubaya & Munyaradzi Mawere; title: Colonialism, poverty and [under-] development in Africa  -- Takavafira Masarira Zhou & Peter Machenjera; title: The resilience and challenges of Yoruba religious worship in modern context  -- Raymond Ogunade; title: On the philosophy and historicity of the development agenda : problematising African nationalism in the context of Zimbabwe's land question since the colonial period  -- Fidelis P.T. Duri; title: Indigenous religion and security regimens in Africa : a study of the Yoruba vigilante groups in southwest Nigeria  -- Ogunbiyi Olatunde Oyewole; title: Epistemic (in-)justice and african (under-)development  -- Ephraim Taurai Gwaravanda; title: Markets and indigenous technology in Ilorin Emirate before 1900 : a hermeneutical and historical analysis  -- Ibrahim Bashir Olaitan; title: Interrogating the role of non-state actors in the development agenda of the global south  -- Munyaradzi Mawere & Costain Tandi; title: Servant leadership and the paradox of Africa's [under-]development predicament  -- Fortune Sibanda; title: Dilemmas and controversies surrounding the land debacle in Zimbabwe : appropriating some ideas from the shona unhu (ubuntu) justice  -- Erasmus Masitera; title: The trans-Atlantic slave trade from the 15th-19th centuries : a major setback to the development of the indigenous economy of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria  -- Odeigah, Theresa Nfam; title: 'Eating a pig in a pie?' : a philosophical paradox of women rights in human rights discourse in Zimbabwe  -- Jowere Mukusha; title: Female initiation as a preventative measure to teenage pregnancy : a reflection on Zimbabwe's Vhavenda cultural practices  -- Silibaziso Mulea & Kelibone Choeni; title: Pentecostalism as a drive for religious tourism development in new millennium Zimbabwe -- Tendai Chibaya.