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In this radical new book, Patrick Chabal addresses the crucial issue of why the manner in which we in the West approach key political, social, and economic issues in today's globalized world - our traditional assumptions about "Western rationality" - is fatally constrained by an overly deterministic tradition of thought and enquiry.
Presenting such provocative questions as "is it a good idea to build mosques in Europe?" and '"s Beckham the new black icon?," Chabal explores why this is the case and how the "challenges" of the non-West - both in terms of what is happening in regions such...

In this radical new book, Patrick Chabal addresses the crucial issue of why the manner in which we in the West approach key political, social, and economic issues in today's globalized world - our traditional assumptions about "Western rationality" - is fatally constrained by an overly deterministic tradition of thought and enquiry.
Presenting such provocative questions as "is it a good idea to build mosques in Europe?" and '"s Beckham the new black icon?," Chabal explores why this is the case and how the "challenges" of the non-West - both in terms of what is happening in regions such...

..". useful, timely, and important... a good and informative book on the Lusophone countries, Portuguese colonialism, and postcolonial influences." Phyllis Martin, Indiana University

"This book, produced by the obvious and distinguished corps of country specialists... fills a real gap in both state-level and 'regional' (broadly defined) studies of contemporary Africa." Norrie MacQueen, University of Dundee

Although the five Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa that gained independence in 1974/75 Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and Sao Tome e Principe differ...