{"product_id":"african-literature-in-defence-of-herbert-ekwe-ekwe-9781903625101","title":"African Literature in Defence of History. an Essay on Chinua Achebe","description":"A new essay focusing on the contribution of Chinua Achebe's writing to Africa's literary and political life, from the standpoint of the early twenty-first century, and the present state of Africa. The essay is interdisciplinary drawing on history, politics and economics, conflict theory and literary criticism. It is wide in scope, discussing a breadth of topics such as imbalances in trade relations between Africa and the rest; the inefficacy and hypocrisy of Western aid in light of debt and the arms supply from the West; genocide and HIV; and the implications of current US uni-polar dominance for Africa. In the context of his study Ekwe-Ekwe celebrates what he argues are the seminal dimensions of Achebe's writings: which affirm an African historicity; point to the futility of an unreconstructed post-colonial state in leading Africa's reconstruction; and advocate an African renaissance based on Africa's critical engagement with its rich cultural heritage. The author is a Professor of history and politics and Director of the centre for Cross-Cultural Studies, Dakar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1903625106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781903625101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e African Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453258739967,"sku":"9781903625101","price":51.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1042ed55-00f2-4d6c-88af-f86df83d4048.jpg?v=1777299145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-literature-in-defence-of-herbert-ekwe-ekwe-9781903625101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}