Nihilism and Negritude - Ways of Living in Africa

In a searching meditation on ways of living in modern Africa, Monga dispels the stereotypes that cloud how outsiders view the continent, and how Africans sometimes view themselves. He shows how dance, music, bodily experience, faith, and mourning reflect a nihilism that finds meaning and joy in a life that would otherwise seem absurd.

About the author

Célestin Monga is Vice President and Chief Economist of the African Development Bank and Visiting Professor of Economics, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Peking University.

Product details

• Authors: Caelestin Monga, Celestin Monga, Célestin Monga, Celestin (The African Development Bank (Afd Monga, Celestin (The African Development Bank (Afdb)) Monga, Madeleine Velguth
• Assisted by: Madeleine Velguth (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9780674970724
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97072-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Ethnic Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, Africa, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Developing Countries, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Global South / Developing countries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General