The Mind of Black Africa

by Dickson Mungazi [Deceased]

Overview

The violent colonization of Africa by European nations toward the end of the 19th century—a colonization justified by theories about the African Mind promulgated in the Age of Reason—had a profound impact upon the mind of Black Africa. After World War II, the mind of Black Africa rebelled; this rebellion led to a struggle for the self. After Africans achieved political independence, the new African leaders betrayed their own people. Africans now have the responsibility of restoring and reaffirming their true inheritance—the mind of Black Africa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275954291
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/28/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

DICKSON A. MUNGAZI is Regents Professor of Education and History at Northern Arizona University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
European Perceptions of the African Mind
African Perception of the African Mind
The African Mind and Adaptation to Colonial Conditions: A Strategy for Survival
The Rise of the African Mind and its Effect on the Character of the Colonial Society
The Mind of Black Africa and the Struggle for Self
Political Independence and the Betrayal of the African Mind
The Mind of Black Africa: Past, Present, and Future
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A critical study of the serious cultural conflict between the European perceptions of the African mind and Africans' toward the Europeans. Mungazi investigates: how the scientific enthusiasm of the Enlightenment, colonial attitudes, and African survival strategies resulted in the unfortunately missed opportunity for understanding between the cultures. He also documents the African nations' struggles for independence after World War II and their changing self- perceptions as many countries became dominated by military dictatorships, and now progress into a new era of self-determination. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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