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Title: Beauty in African Thought
Condition: New
Subtitle: Critical Perspectives on the Western Idea of Development
ISBN-10: 1793630755
EAN: 9781793630759
ISBN: 9781793630759
Publisher: Lexington Books
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 03/15/2023
Description:

Beauty in African Thought: A Critique of the Western Idea of Development investigates how the concept of beauty in African philosophy and related qualitative social sciences may contribute to a richer intercultural exchange on the idea of development. While working within frameworks created in post-colonial and arguably neo-colonial times, African thinkers have reacted against the mainstream view that restricts the meaning and scope of good development to economic growth and western-style education. These thinkers have worked toward a critical self-understanding of the potentials inherent in cultural, spiritual, and political traditions since pre-colonial times. Edited by Bolaji Bateye, Mahmoud Masaeli, Louise Müller, and Angela Roothaan, this collection explores branches of thought from wisdom or oral traditions to political thought and philosophy of culture. This book is urgent reading material for any policy maker, scholar, or student wishing to attend to the voices of African(ist) thinkers who search for alternative approaches to global questions of development in a time of climate change and increasing socio-economic inequality.


Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Contributor: Thaddeus Metz (Contributions by), Aderemi Oladele (Contributions by), Nelson Shang (Contributions by), Bolaji Bateye (Edited by), Angela Roothaan (Edited by), Daniel Banuoku (Contributions by), Angela Roothaan (Contributions by), Frans Dokman (Contributions by), Diana-Abasi Ibanga (Contributions by), Stanley Uche Anozie (Contributions by), Luke Amadi (Contributions by), Birgit Boogaard (Contributions by), David Ludwig (Contributions by), Bernard Yangmaadome Guri (Contributions by), Dorine E. van Norren (Contributions by), Abiodun Fatai (Contributions by), Pius Mosima (Contributions by), Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi (Contributions by), Oladosu Mudasiru Surajudeen (Contributions by), Mahmoud Masaeli (Edited by), Louise Müller (Edited by), Olutoyin Mejiuni (Contributions by)
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Book Series: African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
Item Width: 21mm
Item Weight: 531g
Topic: Law & Politics
Author: Dorine E. van Norren
Release Year: 2023

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