Dominic Thomas

Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on themes such as collaboration, reconciliation, identity, history, and memory, Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa elaborates a broader understanding of the circumstances of African colonization, modern African nation-state formation, and the complex cultural dynamics at work in Africa since independence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: INDIANA UNIV PR
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 155mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780253215543
• ISBN-10: 0253215544
• Artikelnr.: 22057515

Autorenporträt

Dominic Thomas is Assistant Professor in the Department of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Inhaltsangabe

Preliminary Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments
Note on Translations
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
1. Introduction: Engineering History and Engineering Literature
2. Official Writers: The Engineers of the Congolese Soul
3. Sony Labou Tansi: Commitment, Oppositionality and Resistance
4. Henri Lopes: Collaboration, Confession and Testimony
5. Emmanuel Dongala: History, Memory and Reconciliation
6. National Conferences and Media Decentralization in Francophone Africa
Notes
Bibliography
Index