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African freedom : how Africa responded to independence / Phyllis Taoua, University of Arizona

Taoua, Phyllis [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY ; Port Melbourne, Australia ; New Delhi, India ; Singapore : Cambridge University Press, 2018 [©2018]

xi, 321 Seiten : Illustrationen

Englisch

Introduction : the meaning of freedom in Africa

The self : unfettering identity after independence

Gender : women's engagement with freedom

The nation : from liberation to meaningful freedom

Global Africa : pillaging with less impunity in the era of neoliberal capital

The spiritual realm : Okonkwo's unraveling and other responses

Tabellen, Register, Anhang, Literaturhinweise, Literaturverzeichnis Seite 301-312

Erscheint auch als: African freedom / Taoua, Phyllis [GNDNR:1057318183] (Online-Ausgabe)

978-1-108-42741-8 ( : hardback); 978-1-108-44616-7 ( : pbk.)

2018011060

OCoLC: 1050370321     

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/9781108551700

HN773.5

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FIV Notation: RE: Afrika (insgesamt) ; SF: Staat

Basisklassifikation: 89.30 (Politische Systeme: Allgemeines) ; 89.50 (Politische Prozesse: Allgemeines) ; 15.90 (Afrika: Allgemeines) <Geschichte>

SSG-Nummer(n): 7,34

*Afrika ; Kultur ; Soziale Situation ; Menschenrecht ; Geschichte 1960-     Zum Register

GND-Schlagwörter: Afrika ; Freiheit ; Befreiung ; Bewusstsein ; Prozess ; Kunst ; Literatur ; Roman ; Film

FIV-Themen: Afrika ; Freiheit ; Befreiung ; Bewusstsein ; Prozess ; Kunst ; Literatur ; Roman ; Film

FIV-Aspekte: Unabhängigkeitsbewegung/Befreiungsbewegung ; Entkolonialisierung ; Nationale Befreiung ; Frauen

LOC-SH: Human rights -- Africa ; Human rights in literature ; Human rights in motion pictures ; African literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism ; Motion pictures, African -- History and criticism ; Self-realization -- Africa ; Liberty ; Africa -- Social conditions -- 20th century ; Africa -- Social conditions -- 21st century

The push for independence in African nations was ultimately an incomplete process, with the people often left to wrestle with a partial, imperfect legacy. Rather than settle for liberation in name alone, the people engaged in an ongoing struggle for meaningful freedom. Phyllis Taoua shows how the idea of freedom in Africa today evolved from this complex history. With a pan-African, interdisciplinary approach, she synthesizes the most significant issues into a clear, compelling narrative. Tracing the evolution of a conversation about freedom since the 1960s, she defines three types and shows how they are interdependent. Taoua investigates their importance in key areas of narrative interest: the intimate self, gender identity, the nation, global capital, and the spiritual realm. Allowing us to hear the voices of African artists and activists, this compelling study makes sense of their struggle and the broad importance of the idea of freedom in contemporary African culture.--- Publisher's description