Nationalism and African intellectuals
By: Toyin Falola.
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 372
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: Nationalism -- Africa -- History -- 20th century; Intellectuals -- Africa -- Political activity; Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Description: "This book is about how African intellectuals, influenced primarily by nationalism, have addressed the inter-related issues of power, identity politics, self-assertion and autonomy for themselves and their continent, from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Their major goal was to create a 'better Africa' by connecting nationalism to knowledge.

The results have been mixed, from the glorious euphoria of the success of anti-colonial movements to the depressing circumstances of the African condition as we enter a new millennium.".

"Nationalism and African Intellectuals examines intellectuals' ambivalent relationships with the colonial apparatus and subsequent nation-state formations; the contradictions manifested within pan-Africanism and nationalism; and the relation of academic institutions and intellectual production to the state during the nationalism period and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-358) and index.