{"product_id":"modernization-as-spectacle-in-africa-paperback","title":"Modernization as Spectacle in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter J. Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephan F. Miescher\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTakyiwaa Manuh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. Since then, the rhetoric of modernization has pervaded policy, culture, and development, lending a kind of political theatricality to nationalist framings of modernization and Africans' perceptions of their place in the global economy. These 15 essays address governance, production, and social life; the role of media; and the discourse surrounding large-scale development projects, revealing modernization's deep effects on the expressive culture of Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter J. Bloom is Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is editor (with Ch. Didier Gondola and Charles Tshimanga) of \u003ci\u003eFrenchness in the African Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakyiwaa Manuh is Emeritus Professor of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon. She is editor (with Catherine M. Cole and Stephan F. Miescher) of \u003ci\u003eAfrica after Gender? \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephan F. Miescher is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Men in Ghana\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736757702719,"sku":"9780253012296","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9d63b2aabdd7a761d4de3cd60f2433b2.webp?v=1765147763","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/modernization-as-spectacle-in-africa-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}