{"product_id":"the-pan-african-pantheon-prophets-poets-and-philosophers-9781526156815","title":"The Pan-African Pantheon: Prophets, Poets, and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith forty accessible essays on the key intellectual contributions to Pan-Africanism, this volume offers readers a fascinating insight into the intellectual thinking and contributions to Pan-Africanism. The book explores the history of Pan-Africanism and quest for reparations, early pioneers of Pan-Africanism as well as key activists and politicians, and Pan-African philosophy and literati.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiverse and key figures of Pan-Africanism from Africa, the Caribbean, and America are covered by these chapters, including: Edward Blyden, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Amy Ashwood Garvey, George Padmore, Kwame Nkrumah, Franz Fanon, Amilcar Cabral, Arthur Lewis, Maya Angelou, C.L.R. James, Ruth First, Ali Mazrui, Wangari Maathai, Thabo Mbeki, Wole Soyinka, Derek Walcott, and Chimamanda Adichie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile acknowledging the contributions of these figures to Pan-Africanism, these essays are not just celebratory, offering valuable criticism in areas where their subjects may have fallen short of their ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 ASR Prize for Best Africa-focused Anthology or Edited Collection\u003c\/b\u003e, sponsored by Cambridge University Press.\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Pan-African Pantheon\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Adekeye Adebajo, provides in one remarkable volume over three dozen well-crafted essays on seminal pan-Africanist thinkers, activists, and organizers. [...]                    The essays provide original analyses written by scholars from multiple disciplines brought together in a deep investigation of Pan-Africanism’s trajectory over the last 150 years.'\u003cbr\u003eASR Prize selection committee     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The volume is impressive with enjoyable and engaging chapters which will be of rich value to newcomers to the area but also rewarding for seasoned followers of Pan-African thought and practice.'\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Ackah, \u003ci\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (July 2022)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A major contribution to our understanding of the life and work of key figures in the history of Pan-Africanism, presented by scholars from Africa, the Caribbean, the US and Europe.'\u003cbr\u003eHakim Adi, Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora, University of Chichester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This volume constitutes a remarkable piece of scholarship, given its conceptualisation, scope of thematic coverage, and fascinating range of eminent African and Diaspora personalities, encompassing the scope and promise for building a new \"people-driven Pan-Africanism\". This is a volume deserving to be read and re-read, reflected on, widely disseminated and debated - it is indeed a \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Gomes, former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book makes a unique contribution to the literature on Pan-Africanism. It not only analyses Pan-Africanism as a school of thought, but connects this intellectual thinking to the lived experiences of those who practiced and promoted this worldview. Such a rich interrogation of Pan-Africanism as a school of thought is both timely, and will stand the test of time on bookshelves for years to come.'\u003cbr\u003eKrista Johnson, Associate Professor of African Studies, Howard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is a must-read for students and practitioners interested in the political, socio-economic, and cultural autonomy and self-reliant development of exiled Africans and Africans on the continent.'\u003cbr\u003eKwame Akonor, Associate Professor of Political Science, Seton Hall University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'We must celebrate Adebajo’s objective, through this book, to contribute “substantively to efforts to transform curricula”, an ongoing exercise in South Africa known as the “decolonisation of education”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Renaissance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Roots and Routes of Pan-Africanism\u003cbr\u003e1 Adekeye Adebajo, Pan-Africanism: From the Twin Plagues of European Locusts to Africa’s Triple Quest for Emancipation\u003cbr\u003e2 Hilary Beckles, The Great Durban Betrayal: Global Africa, Reparations, and the End of Pan-Africanism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pioneers\u003cbr\u003e3 Gilbert M. Khadiagala, Edward Wilmot Blyden: Pan-African Pioneer\u003cbr\u003e4 Aldon D. Morris, W.E.B. Du Bois: “The Father of Pan-Africanism”?\u003cbr\u003e5 Colin Grant, Marcus Garvey: “Africa for the Africans”\u003cbr\u003e6 Seamus Duggan, George Padmore: The Pan-African Scholar-Activist\u003cbr\u003e7 Rhoda Reddock, Amy Ashwood Garvey: Global Pan-African Feminist\u003cbr\u003e8 Bongani Ngqulunga, Pixley Seme: The Regeneration of Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Politicians\u003cbr\u003e9 Ama Biney, Kwame Nkrumah: “A Great African, But Not a Great Ghanaian”?\u003cbr\u003e10 Adekeye Adebajo, Thabo Mbeki: The Pan-African Philosopher-King\u003cbr\u003e11 W. Andy Knight, Dudley Thompson: Pan-African Politician and Diplomat\u003cbr\u003e12 Adekeye Adebajo, Boutros Boutros-Ghali: The Pan-African Peacemaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Activists\u003cbr\u003e13 Lee A. Daniels, Malcolm X: Pan-African Crusader for Social Justice\u003cbr\u003e14 Alease Brown, Maya Angelou: Pan-Africanism within a Politics of Respectability\u003cbr\u003e15 Annita Montoute, Walter Rodney: Pan-African Martyr\u003cbr\u003e16 Maureen Isaacson, Ruth First: Pan-African Revolutionary\u003cbr\u003e17 Janice Golding, Wangari Maathai: The Environmental Peacebuilder\u003cbr\u003e18 Pearl T. Robinson, Randall Robinson: A Pan-African Foreign Policy Virtuoso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Social Scientists\u003cbr\u003e19 Selwyn R. Cudjoe, C.L.R. James: With Africa on His Mind\u003cbr\u003e20 Alison E. Stone Roofe, Arthur Lewis: Nobel Actor on a Pan-African Stage\u003cbr\u003e21 Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Ali Mazrui: African Identity and the African Condition\u003cbr\u003e22 Zine Magubane, Stuart Hall: The Making of a “Post-Colonial” Sociologist\u003cbr\u003e23 Jerome Afeikhena, Adebayo Adedeji: Prophet of Pan-African Integration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosophers\u003cbr\u003e24 L. Adele Jinadu, Frantz Fanon: Pan-African Philosopher of Democracy and Development\u003cbr\u003e25 Reiland Rabaka, Amilcar Cabral: Critical Theorist of Revolutionary Decolonisation\u003cbr\u003e26 N. Barney Pityana,Steve Biko: Philosopher of Black Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e27 M. John Lamola, Paulin J. Hountondji: Africa’s Quest for Authentic Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e28 Kwabena Opoku-Agyemangand Cheikh Thiam, V.Y. Mudimbe: The Philosopher-Poet\u003cbr\u003e29 Kweku Ampiah, Kwame Anthony Appiah: The Cosmopolitan Pan-Africanist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Literati\u003cbr\u003e30 Abiola Irele, Léopold Senghor: Poet-President of Négritude\u003cbr\u003e31 Sanya Osha, Wole Soyinka: Ogun’s Bard\u003cbr\u003e32 Vladimir Lucien,Derek Walcott: Black Power and “The Myth of My Own Self”\u003cbr\u003e33 Louisa Uchum Egbunike, Buchi Emecheta: The Burden of Exile\u003cbr\u003e34 Ada Uzoamaka Azodo, Mariama Bâ: Pioneering Feminist\u003cbr\u003e35 Ndirangu Wachanga, Micere Mugo: Making Life Sing in Pursuit of \u003ci\u003eUtu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Musical Activists\u003cbr\u003e36 Nomsa Mwamuka, Miriam Makeba: Mama Africa\u003cbr\u003e37 Clinton Hutton, Bob Marley: Revolutionary Prophet of African Unity\u003cbr\u003e38 Sola Olorunyomi, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: A \u003ci\u003eFelasophy \u003c\/i\u003eof Kalakuta Republic and African Citizenship\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041021002071,"sku":"9781526156815","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pan-african-pantheon-prophets-poets-and-philosophers-9781526156815","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}