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The Pan African pantheon : prophets, poets and philosophers

Title: The Pan African pantheon : prophets, poets and philosophers / edited by Adekeye Adebajo.
Publication: Auckland Park, South Africa : Jacana Media, 2020.

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Additional Authors

Adebajo, Adekeye, 1966-

Description

xx, 655 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"This book makes a unique contribution to the literature on Pan-Africanism by providing lively biographical essays of 36 major Pan-African figures by a diverse and prominent group of African, Caribbean, and African-American scholars. They examine historical and contemporary Pan-Africanism as an ideology of emancipation and unity. The volume covers well-known Pan-Africanists such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Amy Ashwood Garvey, C.L.R. James, George Padmore, Kwame Nkrumah, Frantz Fanon, Steve Biko, and Thabo Mbeki, as well as popular figures not typically identified with mainstream Pan-Africanism such as Maya Angelou, Mariama Bâ, Buchi Emecheta, Miriam Makeba, Ruth First, Wangari Maathai, Wole Soyinka, Derek Walcott, V.Y. Mudimbe, Léopold Senghor, Malcolm X, Bob Marley, and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The book also covers topics such as the history and pioneers of Pan-Africanism; the quest for reparations; politicians; poets; activists; as well as Pan-Africanism in the social sciences, philosophy, literature, and its musical activists. This is a comprehensive and diverse introductory reader for specialists and general readers alike." -- Publisher's description.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

9781431430222
1431430226

OCLC

on1241202932
SCSB-9820646

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library