Africa in the 21st Century

"Africa in the 21st Century: Toward a New Future" brings together some of the finest Pan African and Afrocentric intellectuals to discuss the possibilities of a new future where the continent claims its own agency in response to the economic, social, political, and cultural problems which are found in every nation. The volume is structured around four sections: African Unity and Consciousness: Assets and Challenges; Language, Information, and Education; African Women, Children and Families; and Political and Economic Future of the African World. In original essays, the authors raise the level of discourse around the questions of integration, pluralism, families, a federative state, and good governance. Each writer sees in the continent the potential for greatness and therefore articulates a theoretical and philosophical approach to Africa that constructs a victorious consciousness from hard concrete facts. This book will interest students and scholars of the history and politics of Africa as well as professional Africanists, Africologists, and international studies scholars who are inclined toward Africa.

ISBN 0415957737   Pages 364 ISBN13 9780415957731 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 535 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Hardback   Series title African Studies Publication date 30 May 2007   Height (mm) 233 Library of Congress 2006101834   Width (mm) 162 DEWEY 960.33   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

Ch. 1		The resurgence of the African world in the 21st century by Molefi Kete Asante		3
Ch. 2		Kwame Nkrumah's continental Africa : a dream deferred but not forgotten by John K. Marah		17
Ch. 3		The philosophical challenges for Africans in the 21st century by Daryl Zizwe Poe		33
Ch. 4		Neo-pan-Africanism and Presidents William Clinton and George W. Bush's images in the Nigerian press by Minabere Ibelema		51
Ch. 5		African betrayals and African recovery for a new future by Molefi Kete Asante		71
Ch. 6		The legacy of colonialism on language in 21st century Africa by Adisa A. Alkebulan		79
Ch. 7		Thinking and responding to difference : pedagogical challenges for African education by George Sefa Dei		99
Ch. 8		African women : re-centering the issues in the 21st century by Filomina Steady		133
Ch. 9		African mothers : a case study of Northern Ghanaian women by Nah Dove		155
Ch. 10		Stuffing old wine in new bottles : the case of the Africa Union by Kwame Akonor		191
Ch. 11		Globalization, development, and the nation state in Africa by Herbert W. Vilakazi		211
Ch. 12		NEPAD and the politics of globalization : redefining local space, group dynamics, and economic development by Emmanuel Ngwainmbi		221
Ch. 13		On governance, personal and military power in post-independent Africa by Peta Ikambana		257
Ch. 14		African reparations : dealing with a unique and unprecedented debt by Ronald Walters		263

"Mazama presents interdisciplinary essays focused on current issues of Africa and its diaspora...chapters present interesting data, such as those comparing images of President Clinton and Bush in the Nigerian media, issues facing mothers in Northern Ghana, and the politics of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) in the era of globalization." -- P.C. Limb, Choice, 2008

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