Close to the sources essays on contemporary African culture, politics, and academy / by Abebe Zegeye and Maurice Vambe.

Author/creator Abebe Zegeye
Other author Vambe, Maurice Taonezvi.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge,
Descriptionix, 172 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Cabral, Amílcar, 1924-1973.
Postcolonialism--Africa.
Education--Africa. --History. --20th century.
Education--Africa. --History. --21st century.
African literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
African literature--21st century. --History and criticism.
Africa--Civilization. --20th century.
Africa--Civilization. --21st century.
Africa--Politics and government. --1960-.
Africa--Intellectual life.

SeriesRoutledge African studies ; 5
Contents Introduction: The assault on African cultures -- Notes on theorising Black diaspora in Africa -- On the postcolony and the vulgarisation of political criticism -- Rethinking the epistemic conditions of genocide in Africa -- African indigenous knowledge systems -- Knowledge production and publishing in Africa -- Amilcar Cabral : national liberation as the basis of Africa's renaissances -- Amilcar Cabral and the fortunes of African literature -- Perspectives on Africanising educational curricula in Africa -- Voices from the fringes : some reflections on postcolonial South African writings.
General note"Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso.
General note"First published in paperback 2009 by Unisa Press, University of South Africa"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011006085
ISBN9780415895958 (hbk.)
ISBN9781868885404 (pbk.)
ISBN9780203807071 (ebook)

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