Modernization as Spectacle in Africa

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: ISBN: 9780253012333
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: May 9, 2014
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780253012333
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: May 9, 2014
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. Since then, the rhetoric of modernization has pervaded policy, culture, and development, lending a kind of political theatricality to nationalist framings of modernization and Africans’ perceptions of their place in the global economy. These 15 essays address governance, production, and social life; the role of media; and the discourse surrounding large-scale development projects, revealing modernization's deep effects on the expressive culture of Africa.

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For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. Since then, the rhetoric of modernization has pervaded policy, culture, and development, lending a kind of political theatricality to nationalist framings of modernization and Africans’ perceptions of their place in the global economy. These 15 essays address governance, production, and social life; the role of media; and the discourse surrounding large-scale development projects, revealing modernization's deep effects on the expressive culture of Africa.

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