Mazrui / Bradley / Taylor The Anglo-African Commonwealth

Political Friction and Cultural Fusion
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-6038-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Web PDF

The Anglo-African Commonwealth: Political Friction and Cultural Fusion deals with political friction and cultural fusion in the Anglo-African Commonwealth. Topics covered range from the history and politics of the Anglo-African Commonwealth as well as culture and thought, with emphasis on the Rhodesian problem and the Kenyan precedent, as well as the European Economic Community and the British legacy in Africa. The royal theme in African nationalism and the place of William Shakespeare in African political thought are also discussed. Comprised of eight chapters, this book begins with an analysis of the influence of Britain and of nationalism in Asia on the development of African resistance to colonial rule. It then examines the growth of African influence in the Conmmonwealth and some of the issues involved in the Rhodesian problem, along with Kenya's background of powerful white settlers. Subsequent chapters explore the development of the European Economic Community and its implications for Commonwealth Africa; Anglo-African self-conceptions, paying particular attention to the pre-eminent characteristic which the Africans and the British attribute to themselves; and the impact of the English language and English literature on African nationalism. The final chapter offers a reading of Julius Nyerere's translation of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar into Swahili and its significance both for Swahili literature and for African politics at large. This monograph will appeal to historians and political scientists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mazrui, Ali A.

Bradley, Kenneth

Taylor, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Anglo-African Commonwealth: Political Friction and Cultural Fusion;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Dedcation;7
6;Acknowledgments;8
7;Britain's Third Commonwealth: An Introduction;10
8;SECTION I: History and Politics;18
8.1;CHAPTER 1. John Locke and Mahatma Gandhi in African Resistance;20
8.2;CHAPTER 2. The African ''Conquest'' of the British Commonwealth;36
8.3;CHAPTER 3. The Rhodesian Problem and the Kenyan Precedent;51
8.4;CHAPTER 4. The European Economic Community and the British Legacy in Africa;69
9;SECTION II: Culture and Thought;88
9.1;CHAPTER 5. Romantic Self Images: British and African;90
9.2;CHAPTER 6. The Royal Theme in African Nationalism;100
9.3;CHAPTER 7. Shakespeare in African Political Thought;116
9.4;CHAPTER 8. The African Symbolism of Julius Caesar;130
10;SECTION III: Appendices;144
10.1;APPENDIX I: The Lure of Commonwealth Membership;146
10.2;APPENDIX II: Race and the Commonwealth;148
10.3;APPENDIX III: Retreat from Westminster;151
10.4;APPENDIX IV: Residual Pax Britannica in Africa;154
10.5;APPENDIX V: Pan-Africanism and the Commonwealth: Are they in Conflict;157
10.6;APPENDIX VI: The English Language in African Politics;163
10.7;APPENDIX VII: The English Language in African Culture;166
11;Index;170