Description
An argument against the idea of the indigenous chief as a liberal political figure.
Across Africa, it is not unusual for proponents of liberal democracy and modernization to make room for some aspects of indigenous culture, such as the use of a chief as a political figure. Yet for Olu fe mi Ta i wo , no such accommodation should be made. Chiefs, he argues, in this thought-provoking and wide-ranging pamphlet, cannot be liberals-and liberals cannot be chiefs. If we fail to recognize this, we fail to acknowledge the metaphysical underpinnings of modern understandings of freedom and equality, as well as the ways in which African intellectuals can offer a distinctive take on the unfinished business of colonialism.
About the Author
Olufemi Taiwo is professor of Africana studies at Cornell University.
Book Information
ISBN 9781734643527
Author Olufemi Taiwo
Format Paperback
Page Count 86
Imprint Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
Publisher Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
Weight(grams) 102g
Dimensions(mm) 179mm * 118mm * 7mm
Across Africa, it is not unusual for proponents of liberal democracy and modernization to make room for some aspects of indigenous culture, such as the use of a chief as a political figure. Yet for Olu fe mi Ta i wo , no such accommodation should be made. Chiefs, he argues, in this thought-provoking and wide-ranging pamphlet, cannot be liberals-and liberals cannot be chiefs. If we fail to recognize this, we fail to acknowledge the metaphysical underpinnings of modern understandings of freedom and equality, as well as the ways in which African intellectuals can offer a distinctive take on the unfinished business of colonialism.
About the Author
Olufemi Taiwo is professor of Africana studies at Cornell University.
Book Information
ISBN 9781734643527
Author Olufemi Taiwo
Format Paperback
Page Count 86
Imprint Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
Publisher Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
Weight(grams) 102g
Dimensions(mm) 179mm * 118mm * 7mm
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