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Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge

by V. y. Mudimbe
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780253204684
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 256
  • Original Price: GBP 18.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 386 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): History & Surveys / Modern and General

" . . . 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." --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.

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