Decolonising The Mind: The Politics Of Language In African Literature (Studies In African Literature)
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- Synopsis
- Ngugi describes this book as "a summary of some of the issues in which I have been passionately involved for the last twenty years of my practice in fiction, theatre, criticism and in the teaching of literature. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Europe stole art treasures from Africa to decorate their houses and museums; in the twentieth century Europe is stealing the treasures of the mind to enrich their languages and cultures...."
- Copyright:
- 1986
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780435080167
- Publisher:
- Heinemann
- Date of Addition:
- 03/21/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.