Against decolonisation : taking African agency seriously / Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò.

"Decolonisation has lost its way. Originally a struggle to escape the West's direct political and economic control, it has become a catch-all idea, often for performing 'morality' or 'authenticity'; it suffocates African thought and denies African agency. Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò fiercely rejects the indiscri...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:African arguments.
Main Author: Taiwo, Olufemi, 1956- (Author)
Corporate Author: International African Institute (Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: London : Hurst & Company, 2022.
Series:African arguments.
Subjects:
Decolonization > Africa.
Africa > Intellectual life.
Décolonisation > Afrique.
Afrique > Vie intellectuelle.
Decolonization.
Intellectual life.
Africa.
Physical Description:xvii, 270 pages ; 19 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • What, after all, is decolonisation?
  • Decolonisation and the politics of language: an oversold promise?
  • Decolonising philosophy or embracing nativism/atavism? On the limits of pedigree arguments
  • Decolonise this! Taking history and agency seriously.