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9780253204684
Invention of Africa Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge
by Mudimbe, V. Y.
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- ISBN-13: 9780253204684
- ISBN: 0253204682
- Publication Date: 1988
- Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
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..". 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."A -- 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.Mudimbe, V. Y. is the author of 'Invention of Africa Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge', published 1988 under ISBN 9780253204684 and ISBN 0253204682.
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