Decolonizing democracy from Western cognitive imperialism

Decolonizing democracy from Western cognitive imperialism / Tatah Mentan.

There seems to be a sort of prevalent attitude in the Western world that its brand of democracy is something of a catch all solution for all the world's political problems. Hence, Western imperialism has always been sold under the pretext of spreading freedom and democracy. Democracy is beautif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mentan, Tatah, 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mankon, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2015]
[Oxford, England] : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Globalization.
Imperialism.
Democratization > Africa.
Philosophy, African > 21st century.
Democracy > Africa.
Democracy > Philosophy.
globalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democracy
Democracy > Philosophy
Democratization
Globalization
Imperialism
Philosophy, African
Politics and government
Africa > Politics and government > 21st century.
Africa
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction : framing the global democratic dynamic
  • Western liberal democracy as cognitive imperialism : a theoretical exploration
  • Globalization and democratization as rewesternization
  • Toward liberation from western democracy's cognitive imperialism.

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