Nostalgia for the Future - West Africa After the Cold War

Informationen zum Autor Charles Piot is professor in the departments of cultural anthropology and African and African American studies at Duke University. He is the author of Remotely Global: Village Modernity in West Africa! also published by the University of Chicago Press. Klappentext Since the end of the cold war, Africa has seen a rise in political and religious phenomena, including an eviscerated privatized state, neoliberal NGOs, Pentecostalism, a resurgence in accusations of witchcraft, and a culture of scamming and fraud. This title argues that a novel cultural politics is remaking one of the world's poorest regions. Zusammenfassung Since the end of the cold war! Africa has seen a rise in political and religious phenomena! including an eviscerated privatized state! neoliberal NGOs! Pentecostalism! a resurgence in accusations of witchcraft! and a culture of scamming and fraud. This title argues that a novel cultural politics is remaking one of the world's poorest regions.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Piot, Piot Charles
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2010
• EAN: 9780226669656
• ISBN: 978-0-226-66965-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Africa / West, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, African History, West Africa