Race, Decolonization, and Global Citizenship in South Africa

Name: Race, Decolonization, and Global Citizenship in South Africa
Brand: University of Rochester Press
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By Chielozona Eze

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Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu left an enduring legacy of forgiveness, openness, and solidarity in South Africa. This book looks at how the country's historic transition to democracy has not only changed the negative narrative about South Africa, but has provided a model for a new form of ethical participation in the world. In addition to Mandela and Tutu, this book considers South African cultural theorists, poets, and novelists such as J. M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, Jakes Mda, Njabulo Ndebele, and Antjie Krog, all of whom have engaged with the struggle to overcome the legacies of apartheid and create a more humane society. Most of these figures share common cultural and moral traits with Mandela and Tutu, the most outstanding of which is their belief in the notion of global citizenship. In engaging the latter concept, this work seeks to answer the following questions: How can we understand being human in a world that is increasingly marked by hatred of others? Can Mandela's vision of his society provide us with a theory of how to live in our globalized world? This wide-ranging volume will appeal to scholars and students of history, African studies, literature, ethics, and international affairs. CHIELOZONA EZE is Professor of African literature and cultural studies at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Extraordinary Professor of English at Stellenbosch University, and a fellow at Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies, South Africa.

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Number of Pages:: 242
Release Date:: 2018-10-31
Publication Date:: 2018-10-01
Publisher:: University of Rochester Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1580469337
ISBN13:: 9781580469333
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 507 g
Height:: 157 cm
Width:: 235 cm
Thickness:: 18 cm

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