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The Garden of Eden in Decay

Professor Ali Mazrui argues for long term solutions to Africa's crisis of habitability.

Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ali Mazrui gives the first Reith lecture from his series entitled 'The African Condition'. The Kenyan-born university lecturer questions why Africa is the last continent to be made truly habitable.

In this lecture entitled 'The Garden of Eden in Decay', Professor Mazuri analyses the problems Africa faces in his lecture and compares it to the Garden of Eden in decay. He argues that the long-term solutions to Africa's crisis of habitability depend on the continent acquiring two things: the capacity for self-pacification and the capacity for self-development.

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30 minutes

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Wed 7 Nov 1979 09:00

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  • Wed 7 Nov 1979 09:00

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