{"product_id":"we-come-as-members-of-obed-mfum-mensah-9781789209136","title":"We Come as Members of the Superior Race: Distortions and Education Policy Discourse in Sub-Saharan Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e Westerners have long represented Africans as \"backwards,\" \"primitive,\" and \"unintelligent,\" distortions which have opened the door for American philanthropies to push their own education agendas in Africa. \u003cem\u003eWe Come as Members of the Superior Race\u003c\/em\u003e discusses the origin and history of these dangerous stereotypes and western \"infantilization\" of African societies, exploring how their legacy continues to inform contemporary educational and development discourses. By viewing African societies as subordinated in a global geopolitical order, these problematic stereotypes continue to influence education policy and research in Sub-Sahara Africa today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obed Mfum-Mensah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789209137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789209136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Obed Mfum-Mensah","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983314518271,"sku":"9781789209136","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a96a315c-da22-4451-868e-7ed0fbc3bf7a.jpg?v=1683265908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-come-as-members-of-obed-mfum-mensah-9781789209136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}