02894nam 2200649 a 450 991078125870332120230207231348.00-8214-4336-4(CKB)2550000000036349(EBL)1762844(OCoLC)742512908(SSID)ssj0000540668(PQKBManifestationID)11334217(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540668(PQKBWorkID)10586304(PQKB)10396254(MiAaPQ)EBC1762844(MdBmJHUP)muse9479(Au-PeEL)EBL1762844(CaPaEBR)ebr10472428(EXLCZ)99255000000003634920090608d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRecasting the past[electronic resource] history writing and political work in modern Africa /edited by Derek R. Peterson and Giacomo MacolaAthens Ohio University Pressc20091 online resource (285 p.)New African histories seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-1878-5 0-8214-1879-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Creative lives, creative writing -- pt. 2. Historical entanglements -- pt. 3. Dissident history -- pt. 4. Democracy and historical argument. The study of intellectual history in Africa is in its infancy. We know very little about what Africa's thinkers made of their times. Recasting the Past brings one field of intellectual endeavor into view. The book takes its place alongside a small but growing literature that highlights how, in autobiographies, historical writing, fiction, and other literary genres, African writers intervened creatively in their political world. The past has already been worked over by the African interpreters that the present volume brings into view. African brokers-pastors, journalists, kingmakers, religiouNew African histories series.HistoriographyAfricaHistoriographyPolitical aspectsAfricaHistory20th centuryHistoriographySocial aspectsAfricaHistory20th centuryHistoriansPolitical activityAfricaHistory20th centuryAfricaHistoriographyHistoriographyHistoriographyPolitical aspectsHistoryHistoriographySocial aspectsHistoryHistoriansPolitical activityHistory960.072Peterson Derek R.1971-928079Macola Giacomo691204MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781258703321Recasting the past3674072UNINA