Africa : the politics of suffering and smiling
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Africa : the politics of suffering and smiling
（World political theories）
Zed Books , University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-209) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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Description
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 discusses the limitations of existing political theories of Africa and proposes a different starting point; arguing that political thinking ought to be driven by the need to address the immediacy of everyday life and death. How do people define who they are? Where do they belong? What do they believe? How do they struggle to survive and improve their lives? What is the impact of illness and poverty? In doing so, Chabal proposes a radically different way of looking at politics in Africa and illuminates the ways ordinary people 'suffer and smile'.
This is a highly original addition to Zed's groundbreaking World Political Theories series.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Politics of Being
2. The Politics of Belonging
3. The Politics of Believing
4. The Politics of Partaking
5. The Politics of Striving
6. The Politics of Surviving
7. The Politics of Suffering
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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Description
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 discusses the limitations of existing political theories of Africa and proposes a different starting point; arguing that political thinking ought to be driven by the need to address the immediacy of everyday life and death. How do people define who they are? Where do they belong? What do they believe? How do they struggle to survive and improve their lives? What is the impact of illness and poverty? In doing so, Chabal proposes a radically different way of looking at politics in Africa and illuminates the ways ordinary people 'suffer and smile'.
This is a highly original addition to Zed's groundbreaking World Political Theories series.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Politics of Being
2. The Politics of Belonging
3. The Politics of Believing
4. The Politics of Partaking
5. The Politics of Striving
6. The Politics of Surviving
7. The Politics of Suffering
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press ISBN 9781869141639
Description
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 discusses the limitations of existing political theories of Africa and proposes a different starting point; arguing that political thinking ought to be driven by the need to address the immediacy of everyday life and death. How do people define who they are? Where do they belong? What do they believe? How do they struggle to survive and improve their lives? What is the impact of illness and poverty? In doing so, Chabal proposes a radically different way of looking at politics in Africa and illuminates the ways ordinary people 'suffer and smile'.
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