Africa Unbound: Decolonial Pathways to Sovereignty and Liberation /

Africa Unbound: Decolonial Pathways to Sovereignty and Liberation /

This book redefines the debate on Africa's future by confronting the hidden continuities of colonial power that persist in economics, education, and governance. By revealing how structural dependency and epistemic subjugation still constrain the continent's autonomy, this book advocates fo...

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Main Author: Ouma, Stephen Onyango (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Series: Africana Philosophy ; 4.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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African Studies.
Economics & Political Science.

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Call Number: DT727

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • 1 From Chains to Choice: Structural Liberation and Decolonial Futures
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Architecture of Dependency: Colonial Legacies and Neo-colonial Structures
  • 2 Colonial Shadows: the Deep Structures of Corruption and Cognitive Control
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Colonial Borders and Ethnic Tensions
  • 3 Western Education and Mental Colonization
  • 4 The Impact of Colonial Legal Systems and Governance
  • 5 Economic Exploitation and the Resource Curse
  • 6 Cultural Resilience and Resistance
  • 7 Mental Colonization and Cultural Resilience
  • 8 Corruption and Political Instability as Legacies of Colonialism
  • 9 Colonial Institutions and Governance
  • 1 Economic Policies and Contemporary African Economies
  • 11 Western Education and Mental Colonization
  • 3 Extracted and Exploited: the Myth of Aid in a Wealthy but Pillaged Africa
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Resource Curse and Economic Dependency
  • 3 Africa's Experience with the Resource Curse Is Well-Documented
  • 4 Aid as a Tool of Neo-colonial Control
  • 5 Structural Adjustment Programs and African Economies
  • 6 Reclaiming Africa's Resources and Asserting Economic Independence
  • 4 Sanctified Chains: Western Religions and the Struggle for Africa's Cultural Sovereignty
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Religious Conversion and Cultural Imperialism
  • 3 Erosion of African Cultures
  • 4 Western Media's Influence on African Societies
  • 5 The Need for Cultural Reclamation
  • 5 Decolonizing Power: the Search for Authentic Leadership in Post-colonial Africa
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Leadership Challenges and External Interference
  • 3 International Financial Institutions and African Governance
  • 4 China's Influence in Africa
  • 5 The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on Leadership
  • 6 Successful African Leaders Resisting External Control
  • 6 Unity or Utopia? Revisiting the Idea of Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Pan-Africanism's Ideological Roots and Challenges
  • 3 Pan-African Unity and Economic Cooperation
  • 4 Education and Mental Liberation
  • 5 The Broader Concept of "Liberating Africa"
  • 7 Voices in the Shadows: African Women and the Struggle for Justice, Freedom, and Equality
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Women in Liberation Movements
  • 3 Political Leadership
  • 4 Grassroots Mobilization
  • 5 Gender Equality and African Development
  • 6 The African Diaspora's Role in Mental Liberation
  • 7 Case Studies of African Women Leaders
  • 8 Socio-economic Benefits of Empowering Women
  • 8 The Illusion of Independence: Neo-colonial Exploitation and Africa's 21st-Century Struggle
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Neo-colonialism and Economic Marginalization
  • 3 Global Capitalism and Africa's Economic Subjugation
  • 4 Debt as a Tool of Neo-colonialism
  • 5 Resource Extraction and Multinational Corporations
  • 6 The Role of Multinational Corporations
  • 7 The Environmental and Social Impact of Resource Extraction
  • 8 Africa's Empowerment and Self-Determination
  • 9 The Rise of Pan-Africanism and Economic Cooperation
  • 1 Resource Nationalism and Reclaiming Sovereignty
  • Bibliography
  • Index.