The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge (African System...
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The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge (African Systems of Thought)
Book Details
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN-13
- 9780253204684
- ISBN-10
- 0253204682
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ISBN: 0253204682
Author: Mudimbe, V. Y.
Condition: Used
" . . . groundbreaking . . . clear, straightforward, and economical. . . . seminal . . . " -American Anthropologist"This is a challenging book . . . a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history." -International Journal of African Historical Studies"Mudimbe's description of the struggles over Africa's self-invention are vivid and rewarding. From Blyden to Sartre, Temples to Senghor, Mudimbe provides a bold and versatile resume of Africa's literary inventors." -Village Voice Literary Supplement" . . . a landmark achievement in African studies." -Journal of Religion in AfricaIn this unique and provocative book, Zairean philosopher and writer V. Y. Mudimbe addresses the multiple scholarly discourses that exist-African and non-African-concerning the meaning of Africa and being African.
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