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Modernization as Spectacle in Africa
By Peter J. Bloom (Editor), Stephan F. Miescher (Editor), Takyiwaa Manuh (Editor), Percy Hintzen (Contribution by), Andrew Apter (Contribution by), Rosaleen Smyth (Contribution by), Aaron Windel (Contribution by), Mhoze Chikowero (Contribution by), Julia Tischler (Contribution by), Gabrielle Hecht (Contribution by), Jean Allman (Contribution by), Nathan Plageman (Contribution by), Christina McMahon (Contribution by), Nana Wilson-Tagoe (Contribution by), Aida Mbowa (Contribution by)
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By Peter J. Bloom (Editor), Stephan F. Miescher (Editor), Takyiwaa Manuh (Editor), Percy Hintzen (Contribution by), Andrew Apter (Contribution by), Rosaleen Smyth (Contribution by), Aaron Windel (Contribution by), Mhoze Chikowero (Contribution by), Julia Tischler (Contribution by), Gabrielle Hecht (Contribution by), Jean Allman (Contribution by), Nathan Plageman (Contribution by), Christina McMahon (Contribution by), Nana Wilson-Tagoe (Contribution by), Aida Mbowa (Contribution by)
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For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. Since then, the rhetoric of modernization has pervaded policy, culture, and development, lending a kind of political theatricality to nationalist framings of modernization and Africans' perceptions of their place in the global economy. These 15 essays address governance, production, and social life; the role of media; and the ...