عنوان

The anthropology of anger :

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1555876447

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1555878415

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9781555876449

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9781555878412

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b774956

Title Proper

The anthropology of anger :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

civil society and democracy in Africa /

First Statement of Responsibility

Célestin Monga ; translated by Linda L. Fleck & Célestin Monga.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boulder, Colo. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Lynne Rienner Publishers,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1996.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 219 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-209) and indes.

Text of Note

The Need for Some Alternative Ideas -- How Africa Fits into Democratic Theory -- Changing Identities: Memory, Culture, and Revolt -- The Emergence of New Patterns of Free Expression -- Democracy and the Politics of the Sacred -- Civil Society and Public Sphere: The New Stakeholders -- A Theory of Disenchantment and Violence: Rwanda and Other Tragedies.

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Many scholars have argued that the ongoing democratization process in Africa is doomed to fail because the political reforms have been essentially imposed by external donors. Others have challenged the very roots of the current changes, alleging that Africa needs cultural and economic adjustments before being ready for sustainable democracy. Celestin Monga argues that both views are wrong. African peoples, he demonstrates, have been trying for decades to challenge authoritarianism, but their patterns of behaviour could not be captured by the classical tools used for measuring political participation and political culture. "The Anthropology of Anger" sheds light on the continent's long tradition of an indigenous form of activism. Analyzing social changes from a grassroots perspective, Monga shows that the quest for freedom in Africa is deeply entrenched. He goes beyond discussion of anger, ethnic conflicts and despair to provide new frameworks for understanding Africa's internal social dynamics, and to reveal how Africa - an unusual political "market" with highly creative political entrepreneurs - is renewing democratic theory.

General Material Designation

Anthropologie de la colère.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Civil society-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Democracy-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Representative government and representation-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Démocratie-- Afrique noire

Gouvernement représentatif-- Afrique noire

Société civile-- Afrique noire

73.70 political anthropology: general.

89.35 democracy.

Civil society-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Civil society.

Civil society.

Democracy-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

democracy.

Democracy.

Democracy.

Démocratie-- Afrique noire.

Democratie.

Développement politique.

Government.

Oppression-- Afrique noire.

Political representation.

political systems.

Politics and government.

Politics.

Politieke situatie.

Representative government and representation-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Representative government and representation.

Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Société civile-- Afrique noire.

Subsaharan Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa, Sub-Saharan, Politics and government, 1960-

Africa, Sub-Saharan, Social conditions, 1960-

Afrique noire, Conditions sociales, 1960-

Afrique noire, Politique et gouvernement, 1960-

Africa, Sub-Saharan, Politics and government, 1960-

Africa, Sub-Saharan, Social conditions, 1960-

Afrique noire, Conditions économiques.

Afrique noire, Conditions sociales.

Afrique noire, Politique économique.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Number

321.7(6

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Edition

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Book number

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System Code

Monga, Célestin.

Date of Transaction

20201203072018.0

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[Book]

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