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In this book, Munyaradzi Felix Murove explores African traditional ethical resources for African politics. Arguing that African ethics is integral to African post-colonial political contentious discourse, Murove invites the reader to reflect on various problematic political issues in post-colonial Africa and how African ethics has been applied in these situations. Starting with a succinct discussion of the scope of African ethics, he discusses how African ethical values have been applied by post-colonial politicians in the reconstruction of their societies. Further, Murove looks critically at the issue of African poverty and how the ethic of regional integration and economic cooperation among post-colonial African nation-states has been instrumental to efforts aimed at overcoming the scourge of poverty. The main question this book seeks to answer is: Are African traditional ethical values a panacea to modern African political problems?
List of contents
Chapter 1. African Ethics.- Chapter 2. Ethical Politics in the Context of African Traditional Religion.- Chapter 3. African Ethics and the Post-Colonial Politics of Tradition.- Chapter 4. The Predominance of Tradition and African Identity.- Chapter 5. African Traditional Humanism and the Ethic of Collectivism.- Chapter 6. Regional Integration and the Ethic of Co-operation in post-Colonial Africa.- Chapter 7. African Traditional Resources for Ethical Leadership.- Epilogue.
About the author
Munyaradzi Felix Murove is a professor of ethics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
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"In this book, the author makes interesting revelations about ethics and the politics of ethnicity in Africa. ... Importantly, this book tackles the issue of traditional leadership and the land question in Africa. ... Murove's book is a wonderful contribution to the discourse of politics and ethics in Africa ... . The author's vast and critical reading of secondary sources makes this work one of the best reads on the subject." (Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Africa Review, Vol. 14 (4), November, 2022)
