African Literature and Social Change: Tribe, Nation, Race

by Olakunle George

Alert to the ways in which critical theory and imaginative literature can enrich each other, African Literature and Social Change reframes the ongoing project of African literature. Concentrating on texts that are not usually considered together--writings by little-known black missionaries, so called "black whitemen," and better-known 20th century intellectuals and creative writers--Olakunle George shows the ways in which these writings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025302546X
• ISBN13: 9780253025463
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher