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Recasting the past : history writing and political work in modern Africa / edited by Derek R. Peterson and Giacomo Macola.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New African histories series.
- New African histories series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historiography--Africa.
- Historiography.
- Historiography--Political aspects--Africa--History--20th century.
- Historiography--Social aspects--Africa--History--20th century.
- Historians--Political activity--Africa--History--20th century.
- Historians.
- Africa--Historiography.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (285 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : Ohio University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The study of intellectual history in Africa is in its infancy. We know very little about what Africa's thinkers made of their times. Recasting the Past brings one field of intellectual endeavor into view. The book takes its place alongside a small but growing literature that highlights how, in autobiographies, historical writing, fiction, and other literary genres, African writers intervened creatively in their political world. The past has already been worked over by the African interpreters that the present volume brings into view. African brokers-pastors, journalists, kingmakers, religiou
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Creative lives, creative writing
- pt. 2. Historical entanglements
- pt. 3. Dissident history
- pt. 4. Democracy and historical argument.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821443361
- 0821443364
- OCLC:
- 742512908
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