Author: Mudimbe, V. Y.
Price: $24.00
Category:History
Publication Date:1988-05-22T00:00:01Z
Pages:256
Binding:Paperback
ISBN:10:0253204682
ISBN:13:9780253204684
..”. groundbreaking… clear, straightforward, and economical…. seminal… ” — American Anthropologist “This is a challenging book… a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history.” — International Journal of African Historical Studies “Mudimbe’s description of the struggles over Africa’s self-invention are vivid and rewarding. From Blyden to Sartre, Temples to Senghor, Mudimbe provides a bold and versatile resume of Africa’s literary inventors.” — Village Voice Literary Supplement ..”. a landmark achievement in African studies.”A — Journal of Religion in Africa In this unique and provocative book, Zairean philosopher and writer V. Y. Mudimbe addresses the multiple scholarly discourses that exist — African and non-African — concerning the meaning of Africa and being African.
