Angolan Political Thought
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Angolan Political Thought

Resistance and African Philosophy

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Angolan Political Thought

Resistance and African Philosophy

About this book

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.

LuĂ­s Cordeiro-Rodrigues both introduces and critically analyzes the thought of Queen Njinga, MĂĄrio 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Dedication Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 King Afonso I of Kongo: Slavery, power and a Christian revolution
  10. 3 Queen Njinga: Resistance without ideology
  11. 4 Lourenço da Silva Mendonça: Towards universalism and abolitionism
  12. 5 Kimpa Vita and subversive Christianity: Challenging colonialism from within
  13. 6 Creole anti-colonialist and proto-nationalist voices in Angola
  14. 7 MĂĄrio Pinto de Andrade: Colonialism, African nationalism and liberation
  15. 8 Pepetela: Angolanness, African personhood and transformative war
  16. 9 Agostinho Neto: Revolution, art and liberation
  17. 10 Angolan political thought and the indefatigable heartbeat of African philosophy
  18. Notes
  19. References
  20. Index
  21. Copyright Page