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The Power to Name

- A History of Anonymity in Colonial West Africa

About The Power to Name

Between the 1880s and the 1940s, the region known as British West Africa became a dynamic zone of literary creativity and textual experimentation. This book offers a cultural history of this phenomenon, examining the array of anonymous and pseudonymous writing practices to be found in African-owned newspapers between the 1880s and the 1940s.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780821420324
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 248
  • Published:
  • July 15, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 328 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: June 17, 2024

Description of The Power to Name

Between the 1880s and the 1940s, the region known as British West Africa became a dynamic zone of literary creativity and textual experimentation. This book offers a cultural history of this phenomenon, examining the array of anonymous and pseudonymous writing practices to be found in African-owned newspapers between the 1880s and the 1940s.

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