Title: The history of the N'ko alphabet and its role in Mande transnational identity : words as weapons /
Authors: Oyler, Dianne White
Publisher: Africana Homestead Legacy,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Kanté, Souleymane,; African languages Alphabet; Mandingo (African people) Ethnic identity.; Pan-Africanism; Alphabet.; Ethnische Identität.; Afrikanische Sprachen.; Mandingvölker.
Contents: The Mande world -- Historic Kankan-a regional history -- A cultural revolution through N'ko literacy-the period of Mande enlightment -- Cultural nationalism in the Mande diaspora-N'ko's international dimension.