Eurocentric points of view have dominated the study of this era, but in this book, one of Africa's leading historians reinterprets the colonial experiences from the perspective of the colonized.
The essays in this volume focus on all the major genres in Soyinka's oeuvre: fiction, poetry, criticism, autobiography and drama. the contributors employ a variety of critical techniques in coming to terms with the writings of this Nobel ...
In this book, one of the pioneers of twentieth century African history examines the perceptions and responses of Africans to European colonialism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
This is a key text for understanding the history of the great West African kingdom of Asante (now in Ghana). It is perhaps the earliest example of history writing in English by an African ruler.