Nation-building, propaganda, and literature in Francophone Africa / Dominic Thomas.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, Dominic Richard David
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2002], ©2002.
Subjects:
African literature (French) > History and criticism.
Nationalism and literature > Africa, French-speaking.
Politics and literature > Africa, French-speaking.
Propaganda > Africa, French-speaking.
Physical Description:xv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: engineering history and engineering literature
  • Official writers: the engineers of the Congolese soul
  • Sony Labou Tansi: commitment, oppositionality, and resistance
  • Henri Lopes: collaboration, confession, and testimony
  • Emmanuel Dongala: history, memory, and reconciliation
  • National conferences and media decentralization in Francophone Africa.