Invention of Africa

<p> . . . groundbreaking . . . clear straightforward and economical. . . . seminal . . . --American Anthropologist<br /><br />This is a challenging book . . . a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history. --International Journal of African Historical Studies<br /><br />Mudimbe's description of the struggles over Africa's self-invention are vivid and rewarding. From Blyden to Sartre Temples to Senghor Mudimbe provides a bold and versatile resume of Africa's literary inventors. --Village Voice Literary Supplement<br /><br /> . . . a landmark achievement in African studies. --Journal of Religion in Africa<br /><br />In this unique and provocative book Zairean philosopher and writer V. Y. Mudimbe addresses the multiple scholarly discourses that exist--African and non-African--concerning the meaning of Africa and being African.</p>