Cultural Forces in World Politics

By Ali A. Mazrui

Professor Mazrui, Reith Lecturer and presenter of BBC1's series The Africans, makes us reconsider the realities of power in world politics.

Ali Mazrui argues that the emphasis in world politics continues to be on arms, on resources and on strategic calculations and that the importance of culture has been grossly underestimated. Professor Mazrui's own mind is a cultural cross-roads; he can give Islamic insights to Western audiences about The Satanic Verses; he relates the Beijing Spring to the Palestinian Intifada; he compares the effects of Zionism and Apartheid; he puts together Muhammad, Marx and market forces; and he tells the Americans that their attitude to the Third World is a dialogue of the deaf.

ALI A. MAZRUI was Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University ofNew York at Binghamton and Senior Scholar in African Studies at Cornell University

Kenya: EAEP

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852553226
• ISBN13: 9780852553220
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

It opened my eyes

I was lucky enough to take Dr. Mazrui's course at Binghamton University this semester entitled Cultural Forces in World Politics and it was an eye opener. I had never even considered such things as the significance that the Protetant ethic played in the development of European imperalism during the 17th and 18th centuries. I must confess that I did take a nap once or twice during his lecture and I did not read the entire book, but Dr. Mazrui is a genius. This book should be a must read for anybody who wants to take a broader perspective on the world.

A must read for one who desires to make this world better

I cannot think of anybody better who can confront the issue of cultures head-on than Africa's most celebrated Political Scientist, Prof. Mazrui. This is a book that each and everyone of us must read, it's a book that will positively change one's perspective of world views. You will never again look at this world the same.