Globalectics: Theory and the Politics of Knowing

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Book Overview

A masterful writer working in many genres, Ngugi wa Thiong'o entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit , at the National Theatre in Uganda. In 1977 he was imprisoned after his most controversial work, Ngaahika Ndeenda ( I Will Marry When I Want ), produced in Nairobi, sharply criticized the injustices of Kenyan society and unequivocally championed the causes of ordinary citizens...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231159501
• ISBN13: 9780231159500
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher