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Afrocentrism and World Politics: Towards a New Paradigm
Contributor(s): Henderson, Errol A. (Author)
ISBN: 0275951278     ISBN-13: 9780275951276
Publisher: Praeger
OUR PRICE:   $94.05  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 1995
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Historiography
- Political Science | International Relations - General
Dewey: 907.2
LCCN: 94046170
Lexile Measure: 1390
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.22" W x 9.42" (1.22 lbs) 240 pages
 
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This study presents a refined Afrocentric critique of world politics. Rejecting earlier wholesale condemnations of Eurocentrism, the author instead roots Afrocentrism in its capacity to offer itself as a worldview supportive of scientific paradigms suggesting social science theory. Arguing that African peoples--their history and humanity--are denigrated in many Eurocentric analyses, Henderson makes clear that Africans in particular, though not exclusively, must promote paradigms rooted in their own historical image and interests. The author offers kimira, an historical African-centered paradigm rooted in an analysis of cultural groups, as a distinct framework for explicating global political dynamics, and an appropriate starting point toward a new understanding of international affairs.