Postcolonialism in the Wake of the Nairobi Revolution: Ngugi wa Thiong’o and the Idea of African Literature

Amoko, A.

This work examines both the emergence of African literature and its institutionalization within nationalist African academies. Amoko analyzes the relationship between such institutions of literature and the processes of nationalist legitimization and between colonial and postcolonial school cultures and national cultures.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-11-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230105461

DOI: 10.1057/9780230113985

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 204