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Wale Adebanwi

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Description:Social theory and social theorizing about Africa has largely ignored African literature. However, because writers are some of the continent s finest social thinkers, they have produced and continue to produce works which constitute potential sources for the analysis of social thought, and for constructing social theory, in and beyond the continent.This comprehensive collection examines the relationship between African literature and African social thought. It explores the evolution and aesthetics of social thought in African fiction, and African writers conceptions of power and authority, legitimacy, history and modernity, gender and sexuality, culture, epistemology, globalization, and change and continuity in Africa.This book was originally published as a special issue of the "Journal of Contemporary African Studies.""We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Writers and Social Thought in Africa. To get started finding Writers and Social Thought in Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Social theory and social theorizing about Africa has largely ignored African literature. However, because writers are some of the continent s finest social thinkers, they have produced and continue to produce works which constitute potential sources for the analysis of social thought, and for constructing social theory, in and beyond the continent.This comprehensive collection examines the relationship between African literature and African social thought. It explores the evolution and aesthetics of social thought in African fiction, and African writers conceptions of power and authority, legitimacy, history and modernity, gender and sexuality, culture, epistemology, globalization, and change and continuity in Africa.This book was originally published as a special issue of the "Journal of Contemporary African Studies.""We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Writers and Social Thought in Africa. To get started finding Writers and Social Thought in Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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