Global Africa, 2 - (Global Square) by Dorothy Hodgson & Judith Byfield (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Global Africa will complicate conventional views of Africa as a place of violence, despair and victimhood--a place and space that other people, states, and organizations act on and steal from. Instead, they aim to document some of the significant global connections, circulations, and contributions that African people, ideas, and goods have made in the world--not just in the United States, but in South Asia, Latin America, Europe, and elsewhere. They will showcase new framings of Africa, but will not romanticize the conditions and circumstances in which too many people on the continent currently live. The essays in this volume will amplify those voices that offer complex and insightful explanations, strategies for solutions, and inspiration for the future."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Global Africa </i>is a striking, original volume that disrupts the dominant narratives that continue to frame our discussion of Africa, complicating conventional views of the region as a place of violence, despair, and victimhood. The volume documents the significant global connections, circulations, and contributions that African people, ideas, and goods have made throughout the world--from the United States and South Asia to Latin America, Europe, and elsewhere. Through succinct and engaging pieces by scholars, policy makers, activists, and journalists, the volume provides a wholly original view of a continent at the center of global historical processes rather than on the periphery. <i>Global Africa</i> offers fresh, complex, and insightful visions of a continent in flux.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"In much writing about Africa, the continent is portrayed either as a self-contained space or as a region whose fate has been determined from outside--by enslavement, colonization, and, indeed, 'globalization.' The rich variety of contributions to <i>Global Africa</i> point to more diverse and complex ways of thinking about the importance and limitations of Africa's connections to the rest of the world."--Frederick Cooper, author of <i>Africa in the World: Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State</i> <p/> "In their wonderful <i>Global Africa, </i> Dorothy Hodgson and Judi Byfield have provided the public with a badly needed and smartly executed intellectual survey of important themes in African Studies and a vital and accessible guide to the topic."--Howard W. French, Associate Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, author of <i>A Continent for the Taking: the Tragedy and Hope of Africa; China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in Africa</i>; and <i>Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China's Push for Global Power</i>. <p/> "There are few volumes that have taken the 'global' and 'Africa' as comprehensively in its main dimensions as this one. From the conceptual to the literally material to the sacred juridical, the authors explore and expose profound entanglements which are as resonant today as they have ever been. To be able to have in one volume a set of essays that takes us all over continental Africa and an Africa that resonates as richly in China and India as in Spain, through the eyes of politicians as through soccer players, . . . is treasure indeed."--Abena P. A. Busia, Chair, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A refreshingly edited collection that offers a number of unusual views on Africa's global connectedness and entanglements."-- "New Global Studies"<br><br>"Challenging popular perceptions of Africa as a place of despair and violence, this volume describes the contributions that African people, ideas and goods have made throughout the world - contributions which, according to the editors, demonstrate that Africa occupies a central position in global historical processes."-- "Survival: Global Politics and Strategy"<br><br>"In the collection of essays <i>Global Africa Into the Twenty-First Century</i>, editors Dorothy Hodgson and Judith Byfield tackle the challenge V.Y. Mudimbe identified as 'the idea of Africa.' Their aim is to push readers to think deeply about and grapple with the dynamic nature of Africa as a geographic space, situating Africa at the center of global processes by demonstrating the pivotal roles Africans have played in producing and circulating ideas and initiating 'transformations throughout the world'."-- "African Studies Review" (9/1/2018 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>"This book serves as an invaluable resource for geographers, historians, and all social scientists, as well as any members of the public interested in learning more about this complicated and fascinating continent."-- "Polymath"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Dorothy L. Hodgson </b>is Professor of Anthropology and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Graduate School - New Brunswick at Rutgers University. <b>Judith A. Byfield </b>is Associate Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Cornell University.
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