Tradition Culture And Development In Africa

Author : Ambe J Njoh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351878326

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Tradition, Culture and Development in Africa by Ambe J Njoh Pdf

The fact that Africa continues to lag behind all regions of the world on every indicator of development is hardly contentious. However, there is fierce debate on why this should be the case, despite national and international efforts to reverse this situation. While this book does not attempt to answer this question per se, it addresses a largely ignored, but important issue, which might provide some insights into the matter. This issue is the link between culture/tradition and socio-economic development in Africa. By weaving a common thread through these concepts, this book breaks new ground in the discourse on development. It highlights the differences between Euro-centric culture, which is rooted in capitalist ideology and Protestant ethic, and traditional African culture, where concepts such as capital accumulation, entrepreneurial attitudes and material wealth are not of top priority. In doing so, it dispels popular myths, stereotypes and distortions, as well as discounting misleading accounts about major aspects of African culture and traditional practices.

Author : Unesco
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015018518798

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Tradition and Development in Africa Today by Unesco Pdf

Author : Ahmad Shehu Abdussalam,Ibigbolade Simon Aderibigbe,Sola Timothy Babatunde,Olutola Opeyemi Akindipe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000203202

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Culture and Development in Africa and the Diaspora by Ahmad Shehu Abdussalam,Ibigbolade Simon Aderibigbe,Sola Timothy Babatunde,Olutola Opeyemi Akindipe Pdf

This book examines the intersection between cultural identities and development in African and the Diaspora from multidisciplinary perspectives. Starting with the premise that culture is one of the most significant factors in development, the book examines diverse topics such as the migrations of musical forms, social media, bilingualism and religion. Foregrounding the work of Africa based scholars, the book presents strategies for identifying solutions to the challenges facing African culture and development. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of African Studies and African Culture and Society.

Author : Ogbu Kalu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Africa
ISBN : UVA:X000593130

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African Cultural Development by Ogbu Kalu Pdf

Author : Mawere, Munyaradzi
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956791910

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Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa by Mawere, Munyaradzi Pdf

The continent of Africa is richly endowed with diverse cultures, a body of indigenous knowledge and technologies. These bodies of knowledge and technologies that are indeed embodied in the diverse African cultures are as old as humankind. From time immemorial, they have been used to solve socio-economic, political, health, and environmental problems, and to respond to the development needs of Africans. Yet with the advent of colonialism and Western scientism, these African cultures, knowledges, and technologies have been despised and relegated to the periphery, to the detriment of the self-reliant development of Africans. It is out of this observation and realisation that this book was born. The book is an exploration of the practical problems resulting from Africa's encounter with Euro-colonialism, a reflection of the nexus between indigenous knowledge, culture, and development, and indeed a call for the revival and reinstitution of indigenous knowledge, not as a challenge to Western science, but a complementary form of knowledge necessary to steer and promote sustainable development in Africa and beyond. This is a valuable book for policy makers, institutional planners, practitioners and students of social anthropology, education, political and social ecology, and development, African and heritage studies.

Author : Udobata Onunwa
Publisher : Arima Pub
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1845490568

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Tradition, Culture & Underdevelopment of Africa by Udobata Onunwa Pdf

Africa, which used to host one of the Cradles of Ancient Civilizations of the world, has for long remained behind in areas of socio-economics and development. Her underdevelopment is a by-product of many factors. The author does not gloss over the exploitation and persistent destruction of the continent by Slave Trade, 'uncharitable' missionary enterprise and rivalry, colonisation and currently neo-colonialism. He goes further to project a controversial fundamental thesis that the tradition, culture and traditional religion of Africa contributed more than all other factors combined in keeping Africa behind in social development and progress. He is not afraid to suggest that Christianity which laid the foundation of the development of modern Western Europe, would do the same in Africa if allowed to determine African thought and action in areas of politics, law, justice, economics, commerce, marriage, government and administration. This will not imply throwing away some valuable aspects of the traditional religion and culture but rather enhancing them with valid aspects of Christian teaching and faith.Professor Onunwa is the author of many books including Studies in Igbo Traditional Religion and Culture (1990), African Spirituality (1992 - reprinted 2005), Glossary of African Traditions and Culture (1995), Confessing Christ in All Cultures (1998), Selected Themes in African Religion and Culture (2000), Studies in African Religion and Culture: A Critique of Methodologies (2004

Author : Stephen H. Arnold,Andre Nitecki
Publisher : Trenton, N.J. : African World Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015018999519

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Culture and Development in Africa by Stephen H. Arnold,Andre Nitecki Pdf

Author : William Russell Bascom,Melville Jean Herskovits
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Social Science
ISBN : MINN:31951002014647L

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Continuity and Change in African Cultures by William Russell Bascom,Melville Jean Herskovits Pdf

Author : A. K. Awedoba
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112821777

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Culture and Development in Africa by A. K. Awedoba Pdf

Author : Unesco
Publisher : UNESCO Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Africa
ISBN : 923101918X

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Youth, Tradition, and Development in Africa by Unesco Pdf

Author : Philip G. Altbach,Salah M. Hassan
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015041090773

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The Muse of Modernity by Philip G. Altbach,Salah M. Hassan Pdf

Culture plays a central role in the well-being of any society. This is especially true in postcolonial Africa, where rich traditional cultures collide with complex modern realities. Cultural development and the integration of culture into contemporary society is of primary importance not only for African prosperity, but also for the strengthening of civil society and of societal integration. This book focuses on the role of culture in the process of development as well as on strategies for ensuring the growth of indigenous African culture and the strengthening of cultural industries in the African context. The prospects for filmmaking, the performing arts, publishing, radio, museums, art, and traditional storytelling in Africa are creatively examined and explored by some of Africa's most creative cultural figures. This book combines thoughtful analysis of problems and a "state of the art" assessment of key cultural industries with practical suggestions for improvement and progress.

Author : Kevin Dawson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812224931

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Undercurrents of Power by Kevin Dawson Pdf

Kevin Dawson considers how enslaved Africans carried aquatic skills—swimming, diving, boat making, even surfing—to the Americas. Undercurrents of Power not only chronicles the experiences of enslaved maritime workers, but also traverses the waters of the Atlantic repeatedly to trace and untangle cultural and social traditions.

Author : Emmanuel Obiechina
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1975-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0521205255

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Culture, Tradition and Society in the West African Novel by Emmanuel Obiechina Pdf

Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1580462979

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The Power of African Cultures by Toyin Falola Pdf

An analysis of the ties between culture and every aspect of African life, using Africa's past to explain present situations. This book focuses on the modern cultures of Africa, from the consequences of the imposition of Western rule to the current struggles to define national identities in the context of neo-liberal economic policies and globalization.The book argues that it is against the backdrop of foreign influences that Africa has defined for itself notions of identity and development. African cultures have been evolving in response to change, and in other ways solidly rooted in a shared past. The book successfully deconstructs the last one hundred and fifty years of cultures that have been disrupted, replaced, and resurrected. The Power of African Cultures challenges many preconceived notions, such as male dominance and female submission, the supposed unity of ethnic groups, and contemporary Western stereotypes of Africans. It also shows the dynamism of African cultures to adapt to foreign imposition: even as colonial rule forced the adoption of foreign institutions and cultures, African cultures appropriated these elements. Traditions were reworked, symbols redefined, and the past situated in contemporary problems in order to accommodate the modern era. Toyin Falola is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters and Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria. He is the recipient of the 2006 Cheikh Anta Diop Award for Exemplary Scholarship in AfricanStudies, and the 2008 Quintessence Award by the Africa Writers Endowment. He holds an honorary doctorate from Monmouth University and he is University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin where heis also the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities. His books include Nationalism and African Intellectuals and Violence in Nigeria, both from the University of Rochester Press.

Author : Preben Kaarsholm
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015022274024

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Cultural Struggle & Development in Southern Africa by Preben Kaarsholm Pdf

With a primary focus on Zimbabwe, the essays in this book examine art, literature, politics, and religion in settler colonies to document the struggles taking place.