Close to the sources : essays on contemporary African culture, politics, and academy /
by Abebe Zegeye and Maurice Vambe.
- New York : Routledge, c2009.
- ix, 172 p. ; 24 cm.
- Routledge African studies ; 5 .
"Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso. "First published in paperback 2009 by Unisa Press, University of South Africa"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.
Introduction: The assault on African cultures -- Notes on theorising Black diaspora in Africa -- On the postcolony and the vulgarisation of political criticism -- Rethinking the epistemic conditions of genocide in Africa -- African indigenous knowledge systems -- Knowledge production and publishing in Africa -- Amilcar Cabral : national liberation as the basis of Africa's renaissances -- Amilcar Cabral and the fortunes of African literature -- Perspectives on Africanising educational curricula in Africa -- Voices from the fringes : some reflections on postcolonial South African writings.
9780415895958
Cabral, Amílcar, 1924-1973.
Postcolonialism--Africa. Education--History--Africa--20th century. Education--History--Africa--21st century. African literature--History and criticism.--20th century African literature--History and criticism.--21st century
Africa--Civilization--20th century. Africa--Civilization--21st century. Africa--Politics and government--1960- Africa--Intellectual life.