Ken Saro-Wiwa (Paperback)

Hanged by the Nigerian government on 10 November 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa became a martyr for the Ogoni people, a human rights activists and a symbol of modern Africans' struggle against military dictatorship, corporate power and environmental exploitation. Though he is rightly known for his human rights and environmental activism, he wore many hats: writer, television producer, businessman and civil servant, among others. While the book sheds light on his many legacies, it is above all about Saro-Wiwa the man, not just Saro-Wiwa the symbol. Roy Doron and Toyin Falola portray a man who not only was formed by the complex forces of ethnicity, race, class and politics in Nigeria, but who drove change in those same processes. Like others in the Jacana Pocket series, Ken Saro-Wiwa is written to be accessible to the casual reader and student, yet indispensable to scholars.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Ohio Short Histories of Africa
Release date:	May 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Roy Doron • Toyin Falola
Dimensions:	178 x 108 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-2201-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-8214-2201-4
Barcode:	9780821422014

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