Africa must be modern : a manifesto /
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Indiana University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Bloomington : |
Publication Dates: | [2014] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | U.S. edition. |
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Item Description: |
Originally published: Ibadan, Nigeria : Bookcraft, 2011. Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | xxvii, 224 pages ; 21 cm |
ISBN: |
9780253012753 (paperback) : 0253012759 (paperback) 9780253012722 (cloth) 0253012724 (cloth) |
Index Number: | DT14 |
CLC: | K400.3 |
Call Number: | K400.3/T135 |
Contents: |
Why Africa must get on board the modernity express -- The sticky problem of individualism -- The knowledge society and its rewards -- Count, measure, and count again -- Process, not outcome : why trusting your leader, godfather, ethnic group, or chief may not best secure your advantage -- Against the philosophy of limits : installing a culture of hope. |