Achille Mbembe / Oliver Coates.
| Author/creator | Coates, Oliver, 1984- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge critical thinkers |
| Contents | Race, Africa, and questions of knowledge -- The colony -- The postcolony -- The nocturnal sphere and necropolitics -- Out of the dark night : decolonization and the new human -- Afropolitanism -- Technology. |
| Abstract | "Achille Mbembe is a key thinker in contemporary African philosophy, who has been influential in literary and cultural theory, African literature, and postcolonial studies. Oliver Coates introduces key concepts within Mbembe's thought in relation to African history, literature, and philosophy. This accessible guide: - Considers examples from African literature in Arabic, English, French, and Yoruba, and shows the relevance of Mbembe's thought beyond Anglophone writing; - Explores how Mbembe's work relates to contemporary global events, and charts Mbembe's intellectual development between Cameroon, France, and the U.S.A.; - Discusses core concepts from across Mbembe's career, including the positioning of Africa within Western and Afrodiasporic thought, the colony, postcolony, necropolitics, decolonization, Afropolitanism, technology, and the environment; - Reveals Mbembe's engagement with key global events including the #RhodesMustFall and #BlackLivesMatter movements, and the call for the restitution of African objects in Western museums. Offering a clear and accessible route into what can be a complex area, this book shows the significance of Mbembe's thought across literature, history, postcolonial studies, gender studies and critical theory"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Coates, Oliver, 1984- Achille Mbembe London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025 9780367192693 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024034145 |
| ISBN | 9780429513749 ebook |
| ISBN | 9780429201646 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |