Xenophobia, Nativism and Pan-Africanism in 21st Century Africa History, Concepts, Practice and Case Study

This edited volume systematically analyzes the connection between xenophobia, nativism, and Pan-Africanism. It situates attacks on black Africans by fellow black Africans within the context of ideals such as Pan-Africanism and Ubuntu, which emphasize unity. The book straddles a range of social scien...

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Other Authors: Abidde, Sabella Ogbobode (Editor), Matambo, Emmanuel Kasonde (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section One: Pan-Africanism Then and Now
  • Chapter 1: The Utility of Pan-Africanism in Africa and the African Diaspora
  • Chapter 2: How Relevant is Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism in the Twenty-First Century
  • Chapter 3: Xeno-Afrophobia and Pan-Africanism: What lies beneath the mask of an Identity
  • Chapter 4: South Africa’s Segue from Apartheid to Xenophobia: An Analysis Using René Dumont’s False Start for Africa and Frantz Fanon’s Pitfalls of National Consciousness
  • Section Two: History in Colonial and Apartheid Eras
  • Chapter 5: African History and its Contradictions: Re-thinking the Pan-Africanist Idea of Egyptology in Ayi Kwei Armah’s KMT
  • Chapter 6: Colonial Xenophobia and the Fear of ‘Foreign’ Politics in the Nineteenth-Century Cape Colony
  • Chapter 7: Apartheid Segregation Laws as an Underlying Instigator of Xenophobia in South Africa: A Critical Reflection
  • Chapter 8: A Theoretical Understanding of Xenophobia Through an Invisible Participant
  • Section Three: Xenophobiain Contemporary Africa
  • Chapter 9: Xenophobic attacks in South Africa: African responses in the context of Pan-Africanism
  • Chapter 10: Xenophobia Attacks on Nigerians in South Africa: Counting the Human and Economic Costs
  • Chapter 11: Xenophobia, Nativism and Regional Integration in Central Africa
  • Chapter 12: Xenophobia in historical perspective: Causation, Consequences and Conquest
  • Section Four: Nativism in Africa
  • Chapter 13: Three Times a State, Never a Nation: Indians in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
  • Chapter 14: Social media and its role in Nationalistic Influence in Africa
  • Chapter 15: Nativism in Nigeria: The Struggle for Ownership and Control of Resources
  • Chapter 16: The Politics of Race and Colour in Southern Africa
  • Chapter 17: Concluding Remarks: The Specter of Identity Politics against a Pan-African Backdrop
  • Index