The Power of African Cultures

by Toyin Falola

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580462979
• ISBN13: 9781580462976
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 9.3"