Decolonial Mandela

Peace, Justice and the Politics of Life

AvSabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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A significant contribution to the emerging literature on decolonial studies, this concise and forcefully argued volume lays out a groundbreaking interpretation of the "Mandela phenomenon." Contrary to a neoliberal social model that privileges adversarial criminal justice and a rationalistic approach to war making, Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni identifies transformative political justice and a reimagined social order as key features of Nelson Mandela's legacy. Mandela is understood here as an exemplar of decolonial humanism, one who embodied the idea of survivor's justice and held up reconciliation and racial harmony as essential for transcending colonial modes of thought.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-03-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:375 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:186
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781785331183

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Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni is the Head of Archie Mafeje Research Institute at the University of South Africa. He is the Editor-In-Chief of Africa Insight and Deputy Editor of the International Journal of African Renaissance Studies. His recent publications include Empire, Global Coloniality and African Subjectivity (2013) and Coloniality of Power in Postcolonial Africa: Myths of Decolonization (2013).

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"This book is effective in providing different ways of viewing Nelson Mandela and his work that humanize him without either tarnishing or overstating his legacy. The author provides a convincing argument for placing Mandela at the helm of a Third Humanist Revolution though arguably this revolution has yet to reach fruition." African Studies Quarterly

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PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Mandela Phenomenon as Decolonial HumanismChapter 1.Decolonial Theory of LifeChapter 2. Different Lives in OneChapter 3. Mandela at Codesa and New Conceptions of JusticeEpilogue: In Search of a Paradigm of PeaceReferencesIndex