Angolan Political Thought

Resistance and African Philosophy

Dr Luis Cordeiro-Rodrigues (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2024
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-24540-2 (ISBN)

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Angolan Political Thought introduces anticolonial thinkers whose writings on colonialism and liberation have been instrumental in the formation of Angolan identity. It focuses on the political nature of these thinkers and how their work has impacted Angolan political reality.

Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues both introduces and critically analyzes the thought of Queen Njinga, Mário Pinto de Andrade, Agostinho Neto and Pepetela and systematically addresses five important topics in Angolan political thought. Firstly, it gives a general introduction to African political philosophy and explains the place of Angolan political thought in this. Secondly, it explains how different Angolan thinkers have conceptualized colonialism and its effects on the global Black community. Thirdly, the book surveys what key Angolan thinkers have identified as legitimate and effective tools of liberation and resistance from colonialism. For example, it addresses the place of poetry for liberation, as well as the justification for war against colonial powers. Fourth, this book will explain the different theories that Africa and, in particular, African identity, consists of. Finally, it will look at Angolan theories of distributive justice and compensation for historical injustices.

Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues is Full Professor of Philosophy at the Yuelu Academy, Hunan University, China. He has published over 70 articles in leading journals in ethics, African, and comparative philosophy.

1. 1. Introduction

2. 2. King Afonso I of Kongo: Slavery, Power and a Christian Revolution

3. 3. Queen Njinga: Resistance Without Ideology

4. 4. Lourenço da Silva Mendonça: Towards Universalism and Abolitionism

5. 5. Kimpa Vita and Subversive Christianity: Challenging Colonialism from Within

6. 6. Creole Anti-colonialist and Proto-Nationalist Voices in Angola

7. 7. Mário Pinto de Andrade: Colonialism, African Nationalism and Liberation

8. 8. Pepetela: Angolanness, African Personhood and Transformative War

9. 9. Agostinho Neto: Revolution, Art and Liberation

10. Angolan Political Thought & the Indefatigable Heartbeat of African Philosophy

Erscheinungsdatum	23.01.2024
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
ISBN-10	1-350-24540-2 / 1350245402
ISBN-13	978-1-350-24540-2 / 9781350245402
Zustand	Neuware