Postcolonial constructivism: Mazrui's theory of intercultural relations

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I: General Overview -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- What Is Mazruiphilia? -- About the Book -- References -- Part II: Ali Mazrui and the Study of International Relations (IR) -- Chapter 2: The Birth of a Scholar -- Manchester, Columbia, and Oxford (1957-1963) -- The Makerere Years (1963-1973) -- The Michigan Years (1974-1989) -- References -- Chapter 3: Mazrui's Rise and Decline in IR -- Mazrui's Rise -- How It All Began -- Mazrui's Decline -- References -- Chapter 4: Mazrui's Revival in IR -- The Cultural Approach -- The Binghamton Years (1989-2014) -- Growing Interest in Mazrui -- Mazrui, the Islamicist -- References -- Part III: Ali Mazrui's Postcolonial Constructivism -- Chapter 5: Postcolonialism -- On Postcolonialism -- Nature of Postcolonialism -- Mazrui's Perceived Ideology -- References -- Chapter 6: Constructivism -- On Constructivism -- Typology of Mazrui's Constructivism -- References -- Chapter 7: Postcolonial Constructivism -- The Foundation of Postcolonial Constructivism -- Toward a Theory of Intercultural Relations -- References -- Part IV: The Vocabulary of Ali Mazrui's Discourse -- Chapter 8: Paradoxical Propositions -- The Paradox of Academic Egalitarianism -- The Paradox of Africa's Acculturation -- The Paradox of Africa's Artificial Borders -- The Paradox of Africa's Fatal Borders -- The Paradox of Africa's Fragmentation -- The Paradox of Africa's Habitability -- The Paradox of Africa's Retardation -- The Paradox of Africa's Westernization without Modernization -- The Paradox of the African American Male -- The Paradox of African Nationalism -- The Paradox of African Political Economy -- The Paradox of the African State -- The Paradox of the African University -- The Paradox of African Woman -- The Alex Haley's Paradox -- The Ali Mazrui-William Blyden Paradox.