Eurafrica: The Untold History of European Integration and Colonialism (Theory for a Global Age Series) - Softcover

Hansen, Peo; Jonsson, Stefan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1474256805 ISBN 13: 9781474256803

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015

Synopsis

In order to think theoretically about our global age it is important to understand how the global has been conceived historically. 'Eurafrica' was an intellectual endeavor and political project that from the 1920s saw Europe's future survival - its continued role in history - as completely bound up with Europe's successful merger with Africa. In its time the concept of Eurafrica was tremendously influential in the process of European integration.

Today the project is largely forgotten, yet the idea continues to influence EU policy towards its African 'partner'. The book will recover a critical conception of the nexus between Europe and Africa - a relationship of significance across the humanities and social sciences. In assessing this historical concept the authors shed light on the process of European integration, African decolonization and the current conflictual relationship between Europe and Africa.

About this title

Book Description:

'Eurafrica' was a political project from the 1920s that saw Europe's continued role in history as completely bound up with Africa. This book recovers a critical conception of the European-African nexus.

About the Author:

Peo Hansen is Professor in the Institute for Research in Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO), Linköping University, Sweden.

Stefan Jonsson is Professor of Ethnic Studies at Linköping University, Sweden.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1474256805
• ISBN 13: 9781474256803
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344