Contemporary African Literature and the Politics of Gender

by Floren Stratton

Book Overview

The influence of colonialism and race on the development of African literature has been the subject of a number of studies. The effect of patriarchy and gender, however, and indeed the contributions of African women, have up until now been largely ignored by the critics. Contemporary African Literature and the Politics of Gender is the first extensive account of African literature from a feminist perspective.
In this first radical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415097711
• ISBN13: 9780415097710
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"