The Crises of Postcoloniality in Africa / edited by Kenneth Omeje.

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1. Debating postcoloniality in Africa / Kenneth Omeje -- 2. Interrogating discursive constructions of African political history : from the precolonial to the postcolonial / Raphael Chijioke Njoku -- 3. Africa in world politics and the political economy of postcoloniality / Dauda Abubakar -- 4. Oil conflicts in the postcolony / Douglas A. Yates -- 5. Exploring the conflicts between traditionalism and modernism in postcolonial Africa / Kenneth Omeje & Chris M.A. Kwaja -- 6. Postcoloniality, conflict intervention and peacebuilding in West Africa : opportunities and challenges / John M. Kabia -- 7. Conflicts and postcolonial identities in east/the Horn of Africa / Macharia Munene -- 8. Postcolonial imperialism in Africa's Maghreb and Sahel / Jeremy Keenan -- 9. The crises of postcoloniality in Southern Africa : SADC and conflict intervention in Zimbabwe / Martha Mutisi -- 10. Postcolonial politics in Kenya / Moses Onyango -- 11. Contested spaces : gender, governance and women's political engagement in postcolonial Africa / Pamela Machakanja -- 12. Pan-Africanism and the Crises of postcoloniality : from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union / Tim Murithi.

The Crises of Postcoloniality in Africa is an assemblage of transdisciplinary essays that offer a spirited reflection on the debate and phenomenon of postcoloniality in Africa, including the changing patterns and ramifications of problems, challenges and opportunities associated with it. A key conceptual rhythm that runs through the various chapters of the book is that, far from being demised, postcoloniality is still firmly embedded in Africa, manifesting itself in both blatant and insidious forms. Among the important themes covered in the book include the concepts of postcolonialism, postcoloniality, and neocolonialism; Africa's precolonial formations and the impact of colonialism; the enduring patterns of colonial legacies in Africa; the persistent contradictions between African indigenous institutions and western versions of modernity; the unravelling of the postcolonial state and issues of armed conflict, conflict intervention and peacebuilding; postcolonial imperialism in Africa and the US-led global war on terror, the historical and postcolonial contexts of gender relations in Africa, as well as pan-Africanism and regionalist approaches to redressing the crises of postcoloniality.

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