02154cam a22003135a 4500 27289 27260 20190327135447.0 180419t2018 enka frb 001 0 eng d 9781108446167 IEN/DLC eng IEN DLC EG-ScBUE EG-ScBUE f------ 323.096 TAO 22 Taoua, Phyllis. African freedom : how Africa responded to independence / Phyllis Taoua. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c.2018. xi, 321 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Human rights Africa. BUEsh Human rights in literature. BUEsh Human rights in motion pictures. BUEsh African literature 20th century History and criticism. BUEsh Motion pictures, African History and criticism. BUEsh Self-realization Africa. BUEsh Liberty. BUEsh Africa Social conditions 20th century. BUEsh Africa Social conditions 21st century. BUEsh BUSBOL March2019 ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 Alahram MAIN MAIN 1ST 2019-03-25 Purchase 539.00 526 0 323.096 TAO 000043282 2025-07-15 00:00:00 673.75 BB