African Quest for Freedom and Identity Cameroonian Writing and the National Experience

Name: African Quest for Freedom and Identity Cameroonian Writing and the National Experience
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ISBN: 9780253311948

ISBN-10: 0253311942

ISBN-13: 9780253311948

Edition: 1991

Authors: Richard Bjornson, Richard Bjomson

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Independence generated the promise of a better future for the ethnically diverse populations of African countries, but during the past thirty years economic and political crises have called into question the legitimacy of speaking about nationhood in Africa. Richard Bjornson argues here that a national consciousness can indeed be seen in the shared systems of references made possible by the emergence of literate cultures. By tracing the evolution of literate culture in Cameroon from the colonial period to the present and by examining a broad spectrum of writing in its social, political, economic, and cultural contexts, Bjornson shows how the concepts of freedom and identity have become the…

Book details

List price: $79.95
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 3/22/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.35" long x 1.45" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English