Taiwo, Olufe mi
Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously (African Arguments)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781787386921
- author:
- Taiwo, Olufe mi
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 21.2 x 14.1 x 2.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Political,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Olufemi Táíwò's powerful critique of the decolonisation movement challenges the way we think about African agency and intellectual freedom. Decolonisation has lost its way, becoming a catch-all idea that stifles African thought and denies agency to African intellectuals. Táíwò argues that the decolonisation industry is harming scholarship on and in Africa, and that its indiscriminate application is intellectually unsound and unrealistic. The author questions whether today's decolonisation movement truly serves African empowerment, and whether it respects the contributions of African thinkers. Táíwò makes a bold case for the importance of African intellectuals as innovative adaptors, appropriators, and synthesisers of ideas. This thought-provoking intervention is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the complexities of decolonisation and its impact on African society.
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