Abstract
This article seeks to uncover the extent to which our ways of understanding contemporary Africa are influenced by our national (historical, cultural, political, intellectual) traditions through an examination of the influential French journal Politique Africaine, whose twentieth anniversary falls this year. In a wide-ranging review article that discusses in detail the 1999 issues of Politique Africaine but is informed by a consideration of the 'deep history' of that journal, the author argues that the French Africanist political scientists whose views appear in the journal are somewhat reluctant to open up to some of the new analysis of Africa available today.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 825-832 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Affairs (London) |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2000 |