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Title: THE INVENTION OF AFRICA
GNOSIS, PHILOSOPHY, AND THE ORDER OF KNOWLEDGE
By: V. Y. Mudimbe
Format: Book

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ISBN 10: 0253204682
ISBN 13: 9780253204684
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Publisher: INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 1 May, 1988
Series: African Systems of Thought
Pages: 256
Synopsis: ... groundbreaking... clear, straightforward, and economical.... seminal... " -American AnthropologistThis is a challenging book... a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history." -International Journal of African Historical StudiesMudimbe'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.
Publication: US
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Prizes: Winner of Winner of the 1989 Herskovits AwardNamed One of Africa's 100 Best
Returns: Returnable
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