Out of One, Many Africas: Reconstructing the Study and Meaning of Africa

by Michael West and Michael O. West

Even as symbols of Africa permeate Western culture in the 1990s, centers for the academic study of Africa suffer from a steady erosion of institutional support and intellectual legitimacy. Out of One, Many Africas assesses the rising tide of discontent that has destabilized the conceptions, institutions, and communities dedicated to African studies. In vibrant detail, contributors from Africa, Europe, and North America lay out the multiple,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252067800
• ISBN13: 9780252067808
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"