Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Making Sense of the Western Encounter
- 3 Cultural Identity and Development
- 4 Political Economy and the Culture of Underdevelopment
- 5 The Culture of Politics
- 6 Ethnic Nationalism
- 7 Islam, Religious Identity, and Politics
- 8 Traditional Religions in Modern Africa
- 9 English or Englishes? The Politics of Language and the Language of Politics
- 10 Gender and Culture in Old and New Africa
- 11 Africa, the Homeland: Diasporic Cultures
- Bibliography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2023
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Making Sense of the Western Encounter
- 3 Cultural Identity and Development
- 4 Political Economy and the Culture of Underdevelopment
- 5 The Culture of Politics
- 6 Ethnic Nationalism
- 7 Islam, Religious Identity, and Politics
- 8 Traditional Religions in Modern Africa
- 9 English or Englishes? The Politics of Language and the Language of Politics
- 10 Gender and Culture in Old and New Africa
- 11 Africa, the Homeland: Diasporic Cultures
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Power of African Cultures , pp. 341 - 354Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2003