Oiling the wheels of imperialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11816693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giles Mohan (0000-0002-0409-4783, corresponding author), Tunde Zack-WiIlliams |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 104-105 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of African Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03056240500329080 |
| OpenAlex | W2051697454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
It is instructive, but not surprising, that more and more issues of the journal contain imperialism in the title.The theme of this issue is the interaction between what we might term material imperialism -the securing of resources -and cultural imperialism in which insidious disciplinary practices are levered in to Africa under the guise of 'philanthropy', which amount to little more than the 'social engineering' of a continent, its institutions and peoples.The latter have become the leitmotif of 2005 as western leaders and celebrities scramble to express their commitment to 'saving' Africa.However, the journal has never treated imperialism as a deus ex machina, but a complex process in which African political elites use state structures as a means of perpetuating power and control.All these themes come to bear on the articles gathered here
Cultural imperialism · Discipline · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Theme (computing · African history and culture studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |