{"product_id":"africas-soft-power-philosophies-political-values-foreign-policies-and-cultural-exports-9781032008363","title":"Africa's Soft Power: Philosophies, Political Values, Foreign Policies and Cultural Exports","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book explores how African countries use soft power to gain global influence, focusing on South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt. It Africanizes the understanding of soft power by drawing on African philosophies and seeks to understand how it is wielded and what constraints and contradictions exist. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 226 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the continent, this book delves into the currencies of soft power across the region: from South Africa’s progressive constitution and expanding multinational corporations, to Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry and Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme, Kenya’s sport diplomacy, fashion and tourism industries, and finally Egypt’s Pan-Arabism and its reputation as the cradle of civilisation. The book asks how soft power is wielded by these countries and what constraints and contradictions they encounter. Understandings of soft power have typically been driven by Western scholars, but throughout this book, Oluwaseun Tella aims to Africanise our understanding of soft power, drawing on prominent African philosophies, including Nigeria’s \u003cem\u003eOmolúwàbí\u003c\/em\u003e, South Africa’s \u003cem\u003eUbuntu\u003c\/em\u003e, Kenya’s \u003cem\u003eHarambee\u003c\/em\u003e, and Egypt’s Pharaonism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to researchers from across political science, international relations, cultural studies, foreign policy and African Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/books\/e\/ 9781003176022, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 420g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781032008363\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oluwaseun Tella","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44278227403002,"sku":"9781032008363","price":43.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1686329059771_book.jpg?v=1686655498","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/africas-soft-power-philosophies-political-values-foreign-policies-and-cultural-exports-9781032008363","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}