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By Toyin Falola,Fallou Ngom

ISBN-10: 0415803160

ISBN-13: 9780415803168

This quantity brings jointly insights from distinctive students from all over the world to deal with the proof, fiction and artistic imaginations within the pervasive portrayals of Africa, its humans, societies and cultures within the literature and the media. The fictionalization of Africa and African concerns within the media and the preferred literature that blends evidence and fiction has rendered perceptions of Africa, its cultures, societies, customs, and conflicts usually superficial and poor within the renowned Western attention. The ebook brings eminent students from numerous disciplines to tackle the power fictionalization of Africa, from evidence concerning the genesis of robust cultural, political or non secular icons, the historic and cultural value of "intriguing" customs (such as tribal marks), gender kinfolk, explanations of conflicts and African responses, and inventive imaginations in modern African movies, fiction and literature, between others.

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