| Titre : |
African Freedom: How Africa Responded to Independence |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Phyllis Taoua, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
UK : Cambridge University Press |
| Année de publication : |
2018 |
| Importance : |
330 p. |
| Présentation : |
couv. ill. en coll. |
| Format : |
5.9 x 0.6 x 9 inches |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-108-44616-7 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
306 Culture et normes de comportement : anthropologie sociale et culturelle. Folklore, voir 390 |
| Résumé : |
The push for independence in African nations was ultimately an incomplete process, with the people often left to wrestle with a partial, imperfect legacy. Rather than settle for liberation in name alone, the people engaged in an ongoing struggle for meaningful freedom. Phyllis Taoua shows how the idea of freedom in Africa today evolved from this complex history. With a pan-African, interdisciplinary approach, she synthesizes the most significant issues into a clear, compelling narrative. Tracing the evolution of a conversation about freedom since the 1960s, she defines three types and shows how they are interdependent. Taoua investigates their importance in key areas of narrative interest: the intimate self, gender identity, the nation, global capital, and the spiritual realm. Allowing us to hear the voices of African artists and activists, this compelling study makes sense of their struggle and the broad importance of the idea of freedom in contemporary African culture. |
African Freedom: How Africa Responded to Independence [texte imprimé] / Phyllis Taoua, Auteur . - UK : Cambridge University Press, 2018 . - 330 p. : couv. ill. en coll. ; 5.9 x 0.6 x 9 inches. ISBN : 978-1-108-44616-7 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
306 Culture et normes de comportement : anthropologie sociale et culturelle. Folklore, voir 390 |
| Résumé : |
The push for independence in African nations was ultimately an incomplete process, with the people often left to wrestle with a partial, imperfect legacy. Rather than settle for liberation in name alone, the people engaged in an ongoing struggle for meaningful freedom. Phyllis Taoua shows how the idea of freedom in Africa today evolved from this complex history. With a pan-African, interdisciplinary approach, she synthesizes the most significant issues into a clear, compelling narrative. Tracing the evolution of a conversation about freedom since the 1960s, she defines three types and shows how they are interdependent. Taoua investigates their importance in key areas of narrative interest: the intimate self, gender identity, the nation, global capital, and the spiritual realm. Allowing us to hear the voices of African artists and activists, this compelling study makes sense of their struggle and the broad importance of the idea of freedom in contemporary African culture. |
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