[Mobile library] Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling (World Political Theories)
♥ Patrick Chabal ♥
| #300879 in Books | Zed Books | 2009-02-12 | 2009-04-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.70 x5.44l,.65 | File Name: 1842779095 | 224 pages |
||4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Must-read for those interested in understanding African social and political issues|By NoVA Mom|Portions of this book were assigned for a class I took on Africa in my graduate program at Georgetown. I found it so interesting and helpful, I went back and read the whole book at the end of the semester and have since referred to it to inform research and complete assignments in o||'In this compassionate, elegantly written book Patrick Chabal argues that mainstream political science, political theory and economics fail to do justice to the complexities of African social life. In their place, he offers an interdisciplinary, interpretive
The question usually asked about Africa is: 'why is it going wrong?' Is the continent still suffering from the ravages of colonialism? Or is it the victim of postcolonial economic exploitation, poor governance and lack of aid? Whatever the answer, increasingly the result is poverty and violence.
In Africa: the Politics of Suffering and Smiling Patrick Chabal approaches this question differently by reconsidering the role of theory in African politics. Chabal ... [PDF.yc09] Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling (World Political Theories) Rating: 3.57 (638 Votes)
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