{"product_id":"africa-and-the-west-the-legacies-of-empire-contributions-in-afro-american-and-african-studies-contemporary-black-poets-0274918889","title":"Africa and the West: The Legacies of Empire (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0274918889\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mowoe, Isaac James\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, written by leading African and Western specialists, is among the first to provide a broad interdisciplinary view of African culture that allows contemporary Africa to be understood on its own terms--freed from Western ethnocentric preconceptions and values. The book begins with an overview of current African scholarship, followed by Philip Curtin's historical essay on Africa's 400-year relationship with European culture, with special emphasis on the mass migrations brought about by the slave trade. Discussions of indigenous cultural symbols and religious belief systems reveal a rich and continuing heritage and deepen our understanding of modern African society. Several chapters are devoted to the intellectual and cultural life of Francophone Africa--its major writers and scholars and the deep cultural conflict experienced by French-speaking African elites. A chapter by Leopold Senghor, former president of Senegal and a leading cultural figure in Francophone Africa, offers an eloquent statement of the post-colonial African world view. A new form of imperialism--the control of the mass media by powerful industrial nations--and the dangers it poses to African identity and autonomy are examined. Other topics covered are the evolution of African legal and judicial systems and recent developments in African musicology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51714241823008,"sku":"NEW0274918889","price":39.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51qQYyvkHYL.jpg?v=1779400378","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/africa-and-the-west-the-legacies-of-empire-contributions-in-afro-american-and-african-studies-contemporary-black-poets-0274918889","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}