Of Africa

Informationen zum Autor Wole Soyinka, the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a Nigerian writer, poet, and playwright. For his implacable resistance to political tyranny he has been imprisoned, threatened with assassination, and at times forced to live in exile. Klappentext Seeks to understand how the Africa's history is entwined with the histories of others, while exploring Africa's truest assets: "its humanity, the quality and valuation of its own existence, and modes of managing its environment - both physical and intangible (which includes the spiritual)". "An intellectually robust, book-length essay that attempts to unravel the paradoxes and contradictions plaguing Nigeria and, by extension, Africa./i>--George Ayittey"Wall Street Journal" (11/03/2012) Zusammenfassung Seeks to understand how the Africa's history is entwined with the histories of others! while exploring Africa's truest assets: "its humanity! the quality and valuation of its own existence! and modes of managing its environment - both physical and intangible (which includes the spiritual)".

Product details

• Authors: Wole Soyinda, Wole Soyinka, Soyinka Wole
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2014
• EAN: 9780300198331
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19833-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, African History