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The history of the N'ko alphabet and its role in Mande transnational identity : words as weapons / Dianne White Oyler.

Title
The history of the N'ko alphabet and its role in Mande transnational identity : words as weapons / Dianne White Oyler.
Author
Oyler, Dianne White.
Publication
Cherry Hill, N.J. : Africana Homestead Legacy, 2005.

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Description
xiv, 242 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subject
  • African languages > Alphabet
  • Afrikanische Sprachen
  • Alphabet
  • Ethnische Identität
  • Kanté, Souleymane, 1922-1987
  • Mandingo (African people) > Ethnic identity
  • Mandingvölker
  • Pan-Africanism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-214) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 0965330877
  • 9780965330879
LCCN
^^2003011545
OCLC
52373030
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library