Overview
Addresses key misconceptions about the various aspects of the African existence
Looks to help modern day Europeans shift their perspectives about Africa
Provides clear insights in a easy to read format
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This book, through a politico-historical analysis, aims to provide a more balanced perspective regarding the nature of Africa’s relations with other global regions. It emphasizes the sophisticated nature of pre-colonial African politico-historical commentaries often overlooked or simplified. As such, the narrative avoids the usual misrepresentations which impress that African-European interactions are a history of European actions in an Africa generally devoid of anything similar to the cultures, institutions and abilities of Europe. Further, it contests the historical narrative that indigenous Africans have had no real active role vis-à-vis an assertive, dominating Europe in historical times. Within this book, the contestation of such narratives with evidence-based counter perspectives is of particular benefit for our current educational, social and political contexts.
Reviews
"The emergence of a mutually beneficial transformative partnership between Europe and Africa requires that the past be acknowledged and made peace with, in order to free the present and enable the future to emerge for the benefit of generations yet to be born. Both are critical to the successful emergence of a new human civilisation where global equity for a healthy planet would be realised. This book is a must read for both European and African citizens to get to know how we have come to where we are and to be able to dream of a liberated future where equity and wellbeing for all would be core values." (--Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, former director of the World Bank.)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Adeyinka Adewale is Associate Professor, Leadership Ethics and Entrepreneurship at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.
Stefan A.V.J.G. Schepers is Visiting Professor European Studies at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reimaging Africa
Book Subtitle: Lifting the Veil of Ignorance
Authors: Adeyinka Adewale, Stefan Schepers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40360-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40359-0Published: 14 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40360-6Published: 13 October 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 171
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Politics, International Relations