The Cultural Crisis of Sub-Saharan Africa as Depicted in the African Writers' Series - A Sociological Perspective

Africa has variously been described as the "lost Continent", a "Continent at risk", not least because of the ethnic or civil wars plaguing this continent and their concomitant genocide. Indeed, Africa has been plunged into a political and socio-economic quagmire. This state of "cultural crisis" is what this work makes its theme. Crisis as a sociological phenomenon, which in the case of the African situation - in contrast to the conventional European appraisal - is apparently far from being a transitional period, a period of "decision". This sociological analysis of "historical", African literary works is aimed at creating that self-awareness which is imperative as a curb on African identity crisis, to warrant the impetus for human development on this continent.

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Contents: A sociological search for options for the development of Africa, by means of the axiomatic analogy beween Africa and crisis as expounded in «historical», literary works.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Perry Kweku Okyerefo
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9783631369166
• ISBN: 978-3-631-36916-6
• No. of pages: 210
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 11 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 280 g
• Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 22): Soziologie ) / European University Studies (Series 22): Sociology / Publications Universitaires Européennes; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 22): Soziologie / Sociology / Sociologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 22): Soziologie / Sociology / Sociologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries