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: 9780253209085

ISBN-10: 0253209080

ISBN-13: 9780253209085

Edition: Reprint

Authors: 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: $19.95
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 528
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English