The Painful Demise of Eurocentrism: An Afrocentric Response to Critics

By Molefi Kete Asante

Book Overview

Molefi Asante, the founding and pre-eminent theorist of Afrocentricity, is one of the most important intellectuals working in the field today. In thistopical work he addresses the critics of Afrocentricity and demonstrates the principal problem is their disbelief in the agency of Africans - that is the ability of Africans to create society, community, culture and civilisation. Asante challenges the basic arguments of the critics and reiterates the correctness of the Afrocentric vision for the African world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865437432
• ISBN13: 9780865437432
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Africa World Pr
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"