The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge by V. Y. Mudimbe
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Textbook (Paperback - New Edition)
- 256pp
TEXTBOOK INFORMATION
- ISBN-13: 9780253204684
- Edition Description: New Edition
- Edition Number: 1
- Pub. Date: May 1988
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 1988
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 256pp
- Series: African Systems of Thought Series
- ISBN-13: 9780253204684
- ISBN: 0253204682
- Edition Number: 1
- Edition Description: New Edition
Synopsis
"... 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 Africa
In 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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"This is a challenging book...a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history."--International Journal of African Historical Studies
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