| Author/Contributor(s): | Mudimbe, V Y |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Date: | 05/22/1988 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
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. --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.