Pre Colonial Africa In Colonial African Narratives
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Pre Colonial Africa In Colonial African Narratives
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Author : Donald R. Wehrs
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-08
Pre Colonial Africa In Colonial African Narratives written by Donald R. Wehrs and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
In his study of the origins of political reflection in twentieth-century African fiction, Donald Wehrs examines a neglected but important body of African texts written in colonial (English and French) and indigenous (Hausa and Yoruba) languages. He explores pioneering narrative representations of pre-colonial African history and society in seven texts: Casely Hayford's Ethiopia Unbound (1911), Alhaji Sir Abubaker Tafawa Balewa's Shaihu Umar (1934), Paul Hazoumé's Doguicimi (1938), D.O. Fagunwa's Forest of a Thousand Daemons (1938), Amos Tutuola's The Palm-Wine Drinkard (1952) and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1954), and Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1958). Wehrs highlights the role of pre-colonial political economies and articulations of state power on colonial-era considerations of ethical and political issues, and is attentive to the gendered implications of texts and authorial choices. By positioning Things Fall Apart as the culmination of a tradition, rather than as its inaugural work, he also reconfigures how we think of African fiction. His book supplements recent work on the importance of indigenous contexts and discourses in situating colonial-era narratives and will inspire fresh methodological strategies for studying the continent from a multiplicity of perspectives.
Pre Colonial Africa In Colonial African Narratives
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Author : Donald R. Wehrs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Pre Colonial Africa In Colonial African Narratives written by Donald R. Wehrs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with African literature categories.
Pre Colonial And Post Colonial Drama And Theatre In Africa
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Author : Lokangaka Losambe
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Books
Release Date : 2001
Pre Colonial And Post Colonial Drama And Theatre In Africa written by Lokangaka Losambe and has been published by New Africa Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Drama categories.
In this collection of essays written from different critical perspectives, African playwrights demonstrate through their art that they are not only witnesses, but also consciences, of their societies.
Images Of Africa
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Author : Martin Gray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Images Of Africa written by Martin Gray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Africa categories.
Precolonial Black Africa
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Author : Cheikh Anta Diop
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Precolonial Black Africa written by Cheikh Anta Diop and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with History categories.
This comparison of the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states demonstrates the black contribution to the development of Western civilization.
The Business Of Development In Post Colonial Africa
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Author : Véronique Dimier
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-03-13
The Business Of Development In Post Colonial Africa written by Véronique Dimier and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-13 with History categories.
This collection brings together a range of case studies by both established and early career scholars to consider the nexus between business and development in post-colonial Africa. A number of contributors examine the involvement of European companies (most notably those of former colonial powers) in development in various African states at the end of empire and in the early post-colonial era. They explore how businesses were not just challenged by the new international landscape but benefited from the opportunities it offered, particularly those provided by development aid. Other contributors focus on the development agencies of the departing colonial powers to consider how far these served to promote the interests of European companies. Together these case studies constitute an important contribution to our understanding of both business and development in post-colonial Africa, redressing an imbalance in existing histories of both business and development which focus predominantly on the colonial period. This volume breaks new ground as one of the very first to bring the study of foreign companies and development aid into the same frame of analysis
Problems In African History
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Author : Robert O. Collins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Problems In African History written by Robert O. Collins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Africa categories.
In this update of the 1993 and 1968 editions, Collins (history, U. of California, Santa Barbara) introduces controversies relating to pre- colonial African history. Contributors to 35 readings present debates over: whether ancient Egyptian rulers were African, the origins of the Bantu people, African states and trade, the spread of Islam, status of women, and nature of slavery within the continent. The volume includes topographic and demographic maps, and statistics on the slave trade. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
A Companion To African History
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Author : William H. Worger
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2018-11-28
A Companion To African History written by William H. Worger and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-28 with History categories.
Covers the history of the entire African continent, from prehistory to the present day A Companion to African History embraces the diverse regions, subject matter, and disciplines of the African continent, while also providing chronological and geographical coverage of basic historical developments. Two dozen essays by leading international scholars explore the challenges facing this relatively new field of historical enquiry and present the dynamic ways in which historians and scholars from other fields such as archaeology, anthropology, political science, and economics are forging new directions in thinking and research. Comprised of six parts, the book begins with thematic approaches to African history—exploring the environment, gender and family, medical practices, and more. Section two covers Africa’s early history and its pre-colonial past—early human adaptation, the emergence of kingdoms, royal power, and warring states. The third section looks at the era of the slave trade and European expansion. Part four examines the process of conquest—the discovery of diamonds and gold, military and social response, and more. Colonialism is discussed in the sixth section, with chapters on the economy transformed due to the development of agriculture and mining industries. The last section studies the continent from post World War II all the way up to modern times. Aims at capturing the enthusiasms of practicing historians, and encouraging similar passion in a new generation of scholars Emphasizes linkages within Africa as well as between the continent and other parts of the world All chapters include significant historiographical content and suggestions for further reading Written by a global team of writers with unique backgrounds and views Features case studies with illustrative examples In a field traditionally marked by narrow specialisms, A Companion to African History is an ideal book for advanced students, researchers, historians, and scholars looking for a broad yet unique overview of African history as a whole.
Precolonial African Material Culture
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Author : V. Tarikhu Farrar
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-01-20
Precolonial African Material Culture written by V. Tarikhu Farrar and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-20 with History categories.
The idea of an inherent backwardness of technology and material culture in early sub-Saharan Africa is a persistent and tenacious myth in the scholarly and popular imagination. Due to the emergence of the field of African studies and the upsurge in historical and archaeological research, in recent decades the stridency of this myth has weakened, and the overtly racist content of arguments mustered in its defense have tended to disappear. But more important are transformations in social, political, and cultural consciousness, which have worked to reshape conceptualizations of African peoples, their histories, and their cultures. Precolonial African Material Culture offers a thorough challenge to the myth of technological backwardness. V. Tarikhu Farrar revisits the early technology of sub-Saharan Africa as revealed by recent research and reconsiders long-possessed primary historical sources. He then explores the ways that indigenous African technologies have influenced the world beyond the African continent.
Indigenous Heritage In African Literature
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Author : Smith, Charles
language : en
Publisher: Handel Books
Release Date : 2015-09-23
Indigenous Heritage In African Literature written by Smith, Charles and has been published by Handel Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
This edition commits to the depths of black identities in modern black texts. The cultural reclamation of an African origin and/or roots as tied to the solemn remembrance of the Ancestor has demanded the intense attention of enlightened black writers for the social and psychic revaluation of their generation and others that follow. In this series we further examine the status of the oral performer in African traditional societies which encouraged a wide range of human expression to create identity for members of the community Africa -and we have proposed a challenge to sustain the methods of creative transmission through the continuing presence of these African performers who are living proofs of the survival of her oral traditions, especially in the propulsion of communicative action and the communicative strength of men, women and children in the community.