Nationalism and African intellectuals

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"This book is about how African intellectuals, influenced primarily by nationalism, have addressed the inter-related issues of power, identity politics, self-assertion and autonomy for themselves and their continent, from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Their major goal was to create a 'better Africa' by connecting nationalism to knowledge. The results have been mixed, from the glorious euphoria of the success of anti-colonial movements to the depressing circumstances of the African condition as we enter a new millennium.". "Nationalism and African Intellectuals examines intellectuals' ambivalent relationships with the colonial apparatus and subsequent nation-state formations; the contradictions manifested within pan-Africanism and nationalism; and the relation of academic institutions and intellectual production to the state during the nationalism period and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• Nationalism and African intellectualsHardcoverUniversity of Rochester Press2001-01-01
• Nationalism and African IntellectualsUniversity of Rochester Press2002-01-01
• Nationalism and African Intellectuals (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora)PaperbackUniversity of Rochester Press2004-07-01