Nihilism and Negritude: Ways of Living in Africa

by Célestin Monga and Caelestin Monga

"A terrific meditation on contemporary African modernity, conceived through a series of essays that reflect on the practices of everyday life." ―Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York University

There are two common ways of writing about Africa, says C lestin Monga. One way blames Africa's ills on the continent's history of exploitation and oppression. The other way blames Africans themselves for failing to rise above poisonous national...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674970721
• ISBN13: 9780674970724
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Harvard
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.6"