ISBN:
9781108427418
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9781108446167
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xi, 321 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Taoua, Phyllis African freedom
DDC:
306.096
Schlagwort(e):
Human rights
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Human rights in literature
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Human rights in motion pictures
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African literature History and criticism 20th century
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Motion pictures, African History and criticism
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Self-realization
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Liberty
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Freiheit
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Befreiung
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Bewusstsein
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Prozess
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Kunst
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Literatur
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Roman
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Film
;
Africa Social conditions 20th century
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Africa Social conditions
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Afrika
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Afrika
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Kultur
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Soziale Situation
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Menschenrecht
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Geschichte 1960-
Kurzfassung:
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
Anmerkung:
Tabellen, Register, Anhang, Literaturhinweise, Literaturverzeichnis Seite 301-312
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Introduction : the meaning of freedom in Africa
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The self : unfettering identity after independence
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Gender : women's engagement with freedom
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The nation : from liberation to meaningful freedom
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Global Africa : pillaging with less impunity in the era of neoliberal capital
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The spiritual realm : Okonkwo's unraveling and other responses
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Conclusion
DOI:
10.1017/9781108551700
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