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African Literature in Defence of History - An Essay on Chinua Achebe (Paperback, New edition)
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African Literature in Defence of History - An Essay on Chinua Achebe (Paperback, New edition)
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A new essay focusing on the contribution of Chinua Achebe's writing
to Africa's literary and political life, from the standpoint of the
early twenty-first century, and the present state of Africa. The
essay is interdisciplinary drawing on history, politics and
economics, conflict theory and literary criticism. It is wide in
scope, discussing a breadth of topics such as imbalances in trade
relations between Africa and the rest; the inefficacy and hypocrisy
of Western aid in light of debt and the arms supply from the West;
genocide and HIV; and the implications of current US uni-polar
dominance for Africa. In the context of his study Ekwe-Ekwe
celebrates what he argues are the seminal dimensions of Achebe's
writings: which affirm an African historicity; point to the
futility of an unreconstructed post-colonial state in leading
Africa's reconstruction; and advocate an African renaissance based
on Africa's critical engagement with its rich cultural heritage.
The author is a Professor of history and politics and Director of
the centre for Cross-Cultural Studies, Dakar.
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