Race, Decolonization, and Global Citizenship in South Africa

Examines the importance of South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy, especially in light of Nelson Mandela's belief that cosmopolitan dreams are not only desirable but a binding duty.

List of contents

Introduction: New World Order, New Moral Challenges
Theorizing the Present: Sources of the New Moral Self in South Africa
Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu as Global Citizens
The Violence of History and the Angel of Forgiveness
The Challenges of Cosmopolitan Thinking in a Postapartheid Society
Of Xenophobia and Other Bigotries: Forging Transcultural Visions
Narrating Ubuntu: The Weight of History and the Power of Care
Conclusion: South Africa in Search of a New Humanism
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Chielozona Eze

Product details

• Authors: Chielozona Eze
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781580469333
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-933-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora; Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories