Revival: Communication and Cultural Domination (1976)

Revival: Communication and Cultural Domination (1976)
Author: Herbert I. Schiller
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2019-11-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351715526

This title was first published in 1976. The attainment of political independence by more than ninety countries since the Second World War has directed attention to the conditions of economic helplessness and dependency that continue to frustrate the development of at least two-thirds of the world's nations. Two and sometimes three decades of disappointing efforts to extricate themselves from dependency have begun to provoke serious reappraisals in many lands about the entire concept of development. Accordingly, the time ahead will surely be a period of growing cultural-communications struggle ・ intra- and inter - nationally ・ between those seeking the end of domination and those striving to maintain it. The intention of this work is to assist, in a very modest way, in the outcome of this struggle.

Tribes Without Rulers

Tribes Without Rulers
Author: John Middleton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 113653220X

Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people comparable with mediaeval European feudal kingdoms. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking; the political system is based upon a balance of power between many small groups, which with their lack of classes or specialized political offices, have been called 'ordered anarchies'. First published in 1958.

Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Nigeria

Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Nigeria
Author: Marcellina Ulunma Okehie-Offoha
Publisher: Africa World Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1996
Genre: Ethnic groups
ISBN: 9780865432833

This collection of essays brings together for the first time a discussion on the multicultural and ethno-linguistic groupings of Nigeria. By employing historical and sociological perspectives, each chapter provides an account of the origin, beliefs, and important ceremonial and traditional practices of each group.

Cultural Heritage as Civilizing Mission

Cultural Heritage as Civilizing Mission
Author: Michael Falser
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2015-03-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319136380

This book investigates the role of cultural heritage as a constitutive dimension of different civilizing missions from the colonial era to the present. It includes case studies of the Habsburg Empire and German colonialism in Africa, Asian case studies of (post)colonial India and the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia, China and French Indochina, and a special discussion on 20th-century Cambodia and the temples of Angkor. The themes examined range from architectural and intellectual history to historic preservation and restoration. Taken together, they offer an overview of historical processes spanning two centuries of institutional practices, wherein the concept of cultural heritage was appropriated both by political regimes and for UNESCO World Heritage agendas.

Encyclopedia of African Religion

Encyclopedia of African Religion
Author: Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2009
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1412936365

Collects almost five hundred entries that cover the African response to spirituality, taboos, ethics, sacred space, and objects.

Chieftaincy and Politics

Chieftaincy and Politics
Author: Mvendaga Jibo
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Chiefdoms
ISBN: 9783631368169

The Chieftaincy institution in the Tiv context has been analysed to establish its dynamic qualities. In its interaction with the modern state since the colonial era, it has been established that the institution has undergone tremendous changes - losing authority but still retaining relevance for the Tiv masses and elite who, before the colonial advent, had no chieftaincy. The large issue of the role of traditional authorities in a modern democratic state has been examined from a comparative perspective.