Cry my Beloved Africa : Essays on the Postcolonial Aura in Africa.

Cry My Beloved Africa is a compendium of essays having as locus the continent of Africa. It comprises insightful observations on the politics, governmental systems, political economy, cultural practices, educational systems and natural phenomena that impact on the lives of Africans. True to the trad...

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Main Author: Vakunta, Peter Wuteh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2008.
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505 0 |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgement; Preface; Contents; Chapter One -- THE TROUBLE WITH AFRICA; Chapter Two -- A NATION A RISK; Chapter Three -- A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY; Chapter Four -- FALSE START IN POSTCOLONIAL AFRICA; Chapter Five -- IT'S A BATTLEFIELD; Chapter Six -- DISCOURSE ON GENDER IN AFRICA; Chapter Seven -- AFRICAN TIME AND OTHER AFRICANISMS; Chapter Eight -- MANUFACTURING THE ILLUSION OF FREEDOM; Chapter Nine -- MYTH ABOUT AFRICA'S COLLECTIVE AMNESIA; Chapter Ten -- A CONTINENT'S DIRTY LINEN; Chapter Eleven -- PHANTOMS OF THE PAST. 
505 8 |a Chapter Twelve -- PATH TO REBIRTHChapter Thirteen -- HITLER IN AFRICA; Chapter Fourteen -- APORIA: AFRICA`S DEMO-DICTATORS; Chapter Fifteen -- AFRICA'S TSUNAMI; Chapter Sixteen -- RITE OF PASSAGE OR UNSAFE ORDEAL; Notes; Works Cited; Back Cover. 
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