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Africa in the World: Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State Hardcover Frederick Cooper
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- Book Title
- Africa in the World: Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State
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- 9780674281394
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
067428139X
ISBN-13
9780674281394
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038628403
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Africa in the World : Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State
Subject
Africa / General, Black Studies (Global), International Relations / General, World / African, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2013-031634
Reviews
In this brilliant and compelling book, Cooper reflects on both the possibilities and the constraints presented by Africa'e(tm)s uneven insertion into global capitalism and imperial systems, demonstrating that the troubled nation state was not the inevitable outcome of decolonization. Informed by a scholarship remarkable for both its breadth and depth, Africa in the World will be obligatory reading for specialists and non-specialists alike., In this brilliant and compelling book, Cooper reflects on both the possibilities and the constraints presented by Africa'e(tm)s uneven insertion into global capitalism and imperial systems, demonstrating that the troubled nation-state was not the inevitable outcome of decolonization. Informed by a scholarship remarkable for both its breadth and depth, Africa in the World will be obligatory reading for specialists and non-specialists alike., Cooper 'e(tm)s focus on a deep understanding of the 'e~pathways'e(tm) and 'e~junctures'e(tm) by which history is made, at the time , is brought here to one of the largest questions in twentieth-century African history: how did the nation-state triumph as the political form for post-colonial life? He applies his range of historical skills, and his lifetime of erudition in the study of empires, to suggest answers which promise to provoke discussion, research, and interest among scholars and citizens for a long time to come., Cooper 'e(tm)s focus on a deep understanding of the 'e~pathways'e(tm) and 'e~junctures'e(tm) by which history is made, at the time , is brought here to one of the largest questions in twentieth century African history: how did the nation-state triumph as the political form for post-colonial life? He applies his range of historical skills, and his lifetime of erudition in the study of empires, to suggest answers which promise to provoke discussion, research, and interest among scholars and citizens for a long time to come., In a gem of a book you can read either as world history or African history, you see a historian'e(tm)s craft at its best: Cooper foregrounds the history of the continent to show how Africa has been entwined with global processes for centuries as he revisits old concerns with new insights, reminding us that contexts may shift but a scholar'e(tm)s passionate regard for place and people does not.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
960.32
Synopsis
Of the many pathways out of empire, why did African leaders follow the one that led to the nation-state, whose dangers were recognized by Africans in the 1940s and '50s? Frederick Cooper revisits a long history in which Africans were empire-builders, the objects of colonization, and participants in events that gave rise to global capitalism., At the Second World War's end, it was clear that business as usual in colonized Africa would not resume. W. E. B. Du Bois's The World and Africa, published in 1946, recognized the depth of the crisis that the war had brought to Europe, and hence to Europe's domination over much of the globe. Du Bois believed that Africa's past provided lessons for its future, for international statecraft, and for humanity's mastery of social relations and commerce. Frederick Cooper revisits a history in which Africans were both empire-builders and the objects of colonization, and participants in the events that gave rise to global capitalism. Of the many pathways out of empire that African leaders envisioned in the 1940s and 1950s, Cooper asks why they ultimately followed the one that led to the nation-state, a political form whose limitations and dangers were recognized by influential Africans at the time. Cooper takes account of the central fact of Africa's situation--extreme inequality between Africa and the western world, and extreme inequality within African societies--and considers the implications of this past trajectory for the future. Reflecting on the vast body of research on Africa since Du Bois's time, Cooper corrects outdated perceptions of a continent often relegated to the margins of world history and integrates its experience into the mainstream of global affairs., At the Second World War's end, it was clear that business as usual in colonized Africa would not resume. W. E. B. Du Bois's The World and Africa , published in 1946, recognized the depth of the crisis that the war had brought to Europe, and hence to Europe's domination over much of the globe. Du Bois believed that Africa's past provided lessons for its future, for international statecraft, and for humanity's mastery of social relations and commerce. Frederick Cooper revisits a history in which Africans were both empire-builders and the objects of colonization, and participants in the events that gave rise to global capitalism. Of the many pathways out of empire that African leaders envisioned in the 1940s and 1950s, Cooper asks why they ultimately followed the one that led to the nation-state, a political form whose limitations and dangers were recognized by influential Africans at the time. Cooper takes account of the central fact of Africa's situation--extreme inequality between Africa and the western world, and extreme inequality within African societies--and considers the implications of this past trajectory for the future. Reflecting on the vast body of research on Africa since Du Bois's time, Cooper corrects outdated perceptions of a continent often relegated to the margins of world history and integrates its experience into the mainstream of global affairs.
LC Classification Number
DT29.C59 2014
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