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The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945
Gareth Cornwell
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Description for The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945
Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
From the outset, South Africa's history has been marked by division and conflict along racial and ethnic lines. From 1948 until 1994, this division was formalized in the National Party's policy of apartheid. Because apartheid intruded on every aspect of private and public life, South African literature was preoccupied with the politics of race and social engineering. Since the release from prison of Nelson Mandela in 1990, South Africa has been a new nation-in-the-making, inspired by a nonracial idealism yet beset by poverty and violence. South African writers have responded in various ways to Njabulo Ndebele's call to "rediscover the ... Read more
From the outset, South Africa's history has been marked by division and conflict along racial and ethnic lines. From 1948 until 1994, this division was formalized in the National Party's policy of apartheid. Because apartheid intruded on every aspect of private and public life, South African literature was preoccupied with the politics of race and social engineering. Since the release from prison of Nelson Mandela in 1990, South Africa has been a new nation-in-the-making, inspired by a nonracial idealism yet beset by poverty and violence. South African writers have responded in various ways to Njabulo Ndebele's call to "rediscover the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231130462
SKU
V9780231130462
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About Gareth Cornwell
Gareth Cornwell is professor of English at Rhodes University and has published on American, West African, and South African literatures. Dirk Klopper is professor of English at Rhodes University. He is currently working on issues of land, kinship, and history in South African writing. Craig MacKenzie is professor of English at the University of Johannesburg and the ... Read more
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The latest addition to Columbia's impressive series of guides to African literatures since 1945. Choice