Japan, a model and a partner : : views and issues in African development / / edited by Seifudein Adem.
In the closing years of the 19th century, the Japanese decided they should modernize economically without culturally westernizing, and they succeeded. Following de-colonization, Africans also pursued the goal of achieving economic modernization without cultural westernization. To some extent, howeve...
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| Superior document: | International studies in sociology and social anthropology, v. 98 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International studies in sociology and social anthropology ;
v. 98. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Notes: | "Formerly published in journal 'African and Asian studies' AAS vol. 4, no. 4, 2005. Special issue: Africa and the Japanese experience. Guest editor: Seifudein Adem"--T.p. verso. |
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| Summary: | In the closing years of the 19th century, the Japanese decided they should modernize economically without culturally westernizing, and they succeeded. Following de-colonization, Africans also pursued the goal of achieving economic modernization without cultural westernization. To some extent, however, Africa became westernized culturally, but failed to attain economic modernization. How can we explain Africa's failure and Japan's success? The book addresses these issues from a variety of perspectives also in relation to economic interactions between Africa and Japan and Africa's place in Japan's diplomacy and academic discourse. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1281399981 9786611399986 9047410432 |
| ISSN: | 0074-8684 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Seifudein Adem. |