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African pasts

African pasts

African Pasts

Tim Woods

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Manchester University Press (P648)
Año de edición:
2012
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Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9780719064944
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African pasts examines African literatures in English since the end of colonialism, investigating how they represent African history through the twin matrices of memory and trauma.

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