Empire, Global Coloniality and African Subjectivity.

Summary: Global imperial designs, which have been in place since conquest by western powers, did not suddenly evaporate after decolonization. Global coloniality as a leitmotif of the empire became the order of the day, with its invisible technologies of subjugation continuing to reproduce Africa's subaltern position, a position characterized by perceived deficits ranging from a lack of civilization, a lack of writing and a lack of history to a lack of development, a lack of human rights and a lack of democracy. The author's sharply critical perspective reveals how this epistemology of alterity has k.

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ISBN: 1299777902
ISBN: 9781299777903
ISBN: 9780857459510
ISBN: 0857459511
ISBN: 9780857459510
ISBN: 085745952X
ISBN: 9780857459527
Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 pages)
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Publisher: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.18 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Chapter 7 Coloniality of Knowledge and Higher EducationChapter 8 The African National Project and National Question; PART 4 CONCLUSION; Chapter 9 Global Crisis and Africa Today; References; Index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.