How Colonialism Preempted Modernity in Africa

by Olufemi Taiwo

Book Overview

Why hasn't Africa been able to respond to the challenges of modernity and globalization? Going against the conventional wisdom that colonialism brought modernity to Africa, Ol?f?mi T??w? claims that Africa was already becoming modern and that colonialism was an unfinished project. Africans aspired to liberal democracy and the rule of law, but colonial officials aborted those efforts when they established indirect rule in the service of the European...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253221307
• ISBN13: 9780253221308
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher