Iron Cages: Paradigms, Ideologies and the Crisis of the Postcolonial State - Alison Jones - Books - University of KwaZulu-Natal Press - 9781869141684 - September 1, 2009
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Iron Cages: Paradigms, Ideologies and the Crisis of the Postcolonial State


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Addresses the crisis of the postcolonial state by exploring the interaction between the iron cages of knowledge - of which social science paradigms are taken as emblematic - and lived worlds as experienced by 'ordinary' Africans. This book focuses on two paradigms in particular, modernisation theory and Marxism-Leninism.


256 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 1, 2009
ISBN13 9781869141684
Publishers University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Pages 256
Dimensions 155 × 230 × 15 mm   ·   385 g
Language English  

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