A collection of essays on revolutionary theory and politics harare. Voices of liberation bongani nyoka noted for his academic prowess, quick wit, and tireless struggle both for panafricanist ideals and for the political emancipation of south africans. Archie mafeje voices of liberation lynne rienner publishers. Matlosa, 2 books patricia mcfadden, 2 books georges nzongolantalaja, 2 books micere githae mugo, 2 books d. Scholar, activist and thinker archie mafeje was an independent pan. Archie mafejes passing generated a lot of interest about his life and writings among leftists and liberals alike. The meeting, african social scientists reflections, was one where social scientists and politicians in africa met to critically examine whether the social science heritage is of any relevance to the africa of. Reading zimbabwe coloniality of power in postcolonial africa.
Uct has now, belatedly, apologized for the way he was treated. Mafeje, archie, 2002, democratic governance and new democracy in africa. Steven levitsky shelved 36 times as democracy avg rating 4. It is an exhibition about archie mafeje as a young man. It was the day professor archie mafeje passed away in. I am a research director in the human and social development research programme of the human sciences research council in cape town, south. A platform for intellectuals, archie mafeje lecture, by knowledge producing institutions, hsrc and amri, to introspect the work the intellectuals are doing is a fitting tribute to the work, life and times of archie mafeje. He contributed immensely to the african peoples search for selfunderstanding, selfdetermination and political emancipation as they struggled against alienation and misrepresentation.
Democracy, civil society, and governance in africa. Hence, mafeje contributed to south africa and its people, but he also made his contribution to the world, in both a scholastic and insightful way. Archibald boyce monwabisi mafeje, popularly known as archie mafeje, was born in the district of engobo in the transkei part of the eastern cape on 30 march 1936. Synopsis eighteen of africas most distinguished scholars have contributed to this major and timely work, including claude ake, archie mafeje, ali mazrui, issa shivji and joseph kizerbo. Tribute to archie mafeje wednesday, 28 march, 2007 will go down as a sad day among social researchers all over africa and beyond. He matriculated in 1954 at healdtown high school, the alma mater of many nationalist leaders in south africa, including nelson mandela. The theory and ethnography of african social formations. This thesis is not a life history of archie mafeje. While the interest is commendable, certain of the writings on mafeje leave much to be desired. Instead, it is an attempt to grapple with his ideas.
What history reveals about our future hardcover by. Professor lungisile ntsebeza is nrf research chair in land reform and democracy and a. Scholar, activist and thinker african books collective. How the 1968 student revolt reached cape town martin. Eighteen of africas most distinguished scholars have contributed to this major and timely work, including claude ake, archie mafeje, ali mazrui, issa shivji and joseph kizerbo. Archie mafeje for many people, the name of archie mafeje will be. In 1991 archie mafeje dedicated his pioneering book 33 on central africa to his wife shahida and his son xolani and his daughter dana with these words. Archie mafeje was an independent panafricanist and cosmopolitan. Archie mafeje should be understood as an attempt to contextualise mafejes work and. Archie mafeje should be understood as an attempt to contextualise mafejes work and thinking and adds to gripping intellectual biographies of african intellectuals by african. In the introduction he authored for the book, the disenfranchised. Archie mafeje died in march 2007, apparently a deeply embittered man. Archie mafeje should be understood as an attempt to contextualise mafeje s work and thinking and adds to gripping intellectual biographies of african intellectuals by african researchers. A collection of essays on revolutionary theory and politics mafeje, archie on.
A trilogy of books based on my phd thesis grassroots mobilization is fundamental to fundamental social change, from within. The theory and ethnography of african social formations by archie mafeje, 9781870784092, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Democracy and democratisation in africa oped eurasia. He contributed immensely to the african peoples search for selfunderstanding. Mafeje, archie, 1995, theory of democracy and the african discourse. See more ideas about books, childrens books and childrens. Against this backdrop, one can clearly read the essay on the postcolonial. Mozambiques peace decades since the end of the conflict. In this article about the legacy of archie mafeje, i focus on his. Jordan professor of african studies uct, and director of the centre for african studies uct. Books by archie mafeje all formats paperback hardcover sort by.
One of the best and profound african thinkers, the late archie mafeje, wrote right at the beginning of the entry of multiparty democracy in the early 1990s. This lively book interrogates the african postcolonial condition with a focus on the thematics of liberation predicament and the long standing crisis of dependence epistemological, cultural. Archie mafeje s name is the dutch national directorate. It shall be held at university of south africas kgorong building. Uct has now, belatedly, apologised for the way he was treated.
More than two decades after the advent of democracy in 1994, south africa finds. The article alternates emphasis between the conceptualisation of a new democracy in africa as articulated by the panafricanist archie mafeje, locating mozambiques quest for inclusive democracy. All evidence points to the fact that in the socalled wave of democratization sweeping through africa a new class of compradors will gain ascendancy. In a summing up of a debate on democracy, archie mafeje, chiding his fellow african intellectuals for parroting liberal democracy, succinctly observed. Jul, 2012 disobedience to be civil must be sincere, respectful, restrained, never defiant and above all must have no hatred in it ghandi.
Mafeje s scholarship can be categorised into three broad areas. Mafejes scholarship can be categorised into three broad areas. Scholar, activist and thinker africa institute of south africa aisa. His publication record began in 1963 with a seminal book entitled langa. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. What can we learn from archie mafeje about the road to. It traverses eleven countries in africa, burundi, the democratic republic of congo drc. Attached please a letter of condolence from the democracy and governance research.
He matriculated in 1954 at healdtown high school, the. Regarding the present conditions in africa, this can. The case of the interlacustrine kingdoms codesria book series jan 1, 2002. Papers on the theory of democracy and and on the national question 28 were followed. First, the extent to which the peoples will enters decisions which will affect their life chances. Lynne rienner publishers archie mafeje voices of liberation. Democracy, governance, service delivery and society history, humanities and liberation land voices of liberation. Bongani nyoka is a researcher at the archie mafeje research institute at the university of south africa. As a tribute to late archie mafeje who showed real commitment to. According to professor dani wadada nabudere, archie mafeje intellectually. Cameroon, the democratic republic of congo, mozambique, nigeria, south africa and tanzania. In many ways, archie mafeje was one of the african intellectual pathfinders. Unisa also holds archie with high regard, with a research centre named after this giant, archie mafeje research institute amri.