{"product_id":"9783031366352","title":"African Histories and Modernities","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAfrican Histories and Modernities\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEnglund, Lena\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at contemporary autobiographical works by writers with African backgrounds in relation to the idea of ‘place’. It examines eight authors’ works – Helen Cooper’s \u003cem\u003eThe House at Sugar Beach\u003c\/em\u003e, Sisonke Msimang’s \u003cem\u003eAlways Another Country\u003c\/em\u003e, Leila Ahmed’s \u003cem\u003eA Border Passage\u003c\/em\u003e, Noo Saro-Wiwa’s \u003cem\u003eLooking for Transwonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, Douglas Rogers’s \u003cem\u003eThe Last Resort\u003c\/em\u003e, Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s \u003cem\u003eSon of Elsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e, Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil’s \u003cem\u003eThe Girl Who Smiled Beads\u003c\/em\u003e and Aminatta Forna’s autobiographical writing – to argue that place is particularly central to personal narrative in texts whose authors have migrated multiple times. Spanning Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Rwanda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, this book interrogates the label ‘African’ writing which has been criticized for ignoring local contexts. It demonstrates how in their works these writers seek to reconnect with a bygone ‘Africa’, often after complex experiences of political upheavals and personal loss. The chapters also provide in-depth analyses of key concepts related to place and autobiography: place and privilege, place and trauma, and the relationship between place and nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-10-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031366352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-36636-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 215\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807733182604,"sku":"9783031366352","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031366352.jpg?v=1775959983","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031366352","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}