The Idea of Development in Africa: A History

by Corrie Decker and Elisabeth McMahon

Book Overview

The Idea of Development in Africa challenges prevailing international development discourses about the continent, by tracing the history of ideas, practices, and 'problems' of development used in Africa. In doing so, it offers an innovative approach to examining the history and culture of development through the lens of the development episteme, which has been foundational to the 'idea of Africa' in western discourses since the early 1800s. The study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107503221
• ISBN13: 9781107503229
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"