{"product_id":"african-freedom-phyllis-taoua-9781108427418","title":"African Freedom: How Africa Responded to Independence","description":"The push for independence in African nations was ultimately an incomplete process, with the people often left to wrestle with a partial, imperfect legacy. Rather than settle for liberation in name alone, the people engaged in an ongoing struggle for meaningful freedom. Phyllis Taoua shows how the idea of freedom in Africa today evolved from this complex history. With a pan-African, interdisciplinary approach, she synthesizes the most significant issues into a clear, compelling narrative. Tracing the evolution of a conversation about freedom since the 1960s, she defines three types and shows how they are interdependent. Taoua investigates their importance in key areas of narrative interest: the intimate self, gender identity, the nation, global capital, and the spiritual realm. Allowing us to hear the voices of African artists and activists, this compelling study makes sense of their struggle and the broad importance of the idea of freedom in contemporary African culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phyllis Taoua\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108427413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108427418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.41w x 0.77d","brand":"Phyllis Taoua","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44067084173567,"sku":"9781108427418","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0600a82b-616e-40a0-a1f4-bef2c665ce82.jpg?v=1685411096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-freedom-phyllis-taoua-9781108427418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}