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Nation-building, propaganda, and literature in Francophone Africa /
What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens? Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this impor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens? Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important book about literature and the politics of nation-building, Dominic Thomas assesses the contributions of Francophone African writers whose works have played a key role in the recent transition to democracy. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-254) and index. |
| ISBN: | 025310954X 9780253109545 0253106443 9780253106445 1282063081 9781282063082 9786612063084 6612063084 |