The Global African: A Portrait of Ali A. Mazrui
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865435332 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 367 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Appallingly sycophantic exercise by clueless groupies" according to A Customer. This book is an embarrassing collection of hagiographic nonsense written about one of the most over-rated "scholars" ever to exist. How on earth they can take someone serious who demands reparations from the West for slavery, yet who comes from the infamous Mazrui family of Omani slavers. Celebrate Mazrui - why? A Customer Ali Mazrui has got one string on his (by now) very old banjo: Islam is good and beneficial for Africa. Mazrui even claims that islam is indigenous to Africa due to the geographic bridge between the M. East and Africa at Suez. In all of his writings, Mazrui downplays islam's cultural geno. Superb: A Must Read A Customer As a former student of Dr. Mazrui, and a current professor of African Studies, I can vouch for two things: 1) Dr. Mazrui's contributions to the study of Africa have been immense. He is widely respected. 2) His family has no links to slave-holders. These allegations are false.As the book
Mazrui, one of Africa's most accomplished writers in modern times.. This is a collection of essays written by a team of seasoned literary experts critically assessing the significance of the works of Ali A
He received his education at Makerere university (1973-76), the University of Manchester (1976-77), and Dalhousie University in Canada where he obtained his Ph.D. His various publications include: Gendered Encounters: Challenging Cultural Boundaries and Social Hierarchies in Africa (1977); and dimensions of Africa's International Relations (1993) co-ed
Mazrui, Claude E. In November 1992 in Seattle, Washington, four panels devoted exclusively to Mazruiana were convened at the annual meetings of the African Studies Association, with the added attraction of Mazrui's attendance at the convocation and his immediate personal response to the original papers presented there. Harbeson, Dunstan M. . Adam, Alamin M. Slar, Betty C. Dubois cast a similar shadow in the first half. Kokole, and Ali A. Welch, Peter N. Thomas, Negussay Ayele, Parviz Morewedge, Hussein M. The long list of contributors to this Festschrift includes: John W. wai, Darryl C. Craige, Molara Ogundipe-Leslie, Chaly Sawere, Burjor Avari, Diane Frank, Omari H. Anticipating the auspicious convergence of his 60th birthday, and the 20th anniversary of his professional debut, Ali Mazrui's students, friends and colleagues seized the opportunity to critically assess the significance of the prodigious body of scholarship affectionately dubbed Mazruiana. Thuynsma, Richard L. Mazrui