Recasting the Past

History Writing and Political Work in Modern Africa

Autor: Derek R. Peterson, Giacomo Macola

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The study of intellectual history in Africa is in its infancy. We know very little about what Africa...

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Autor

Derek R. Peterson, Giacomo Macola

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engleză

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Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2009

Pagini

280

EAN

9780821418796

ISBN

0821418793

Enbook ID

04935625

Editura

Ohio University Press

Greutate

508

Dimensiuni

152 x 153 x 28

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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. African brokers - pastors, journalists, kingmakers, religious dissidents, politicians, entrepreneurs all - have been doing research, conducting interviews, reading archives, and presenting their results to critical audiences. Their scholarly work makes it impossible to think of African history as an inert entity awaiting the attention of professional historians. Professionals take their place in a broader field of interpretation, where Africans are already reifying, editing, and representing the past. The essays collected in "Recasting the Past" study the warp and weft of Africa's homespun historical work. Contributors trace the strands of discourse from which historical entrepreneurs drew, highlighting the sources of inspiration and reference that enlivened their work. Illuminating the conventions of the past, Africa's history writers set their contemporary constituents on a path toward a particular future. History writing was a means by which entrepreneurs conjured up constituencies, claimed legitimate authority, and mobilized people around a cause. By examining the spheres of debate in which Africa's own scholars participated, "Recasting the Past" repositions the practice of modern history.

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