The Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and the Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 Biography & Autobiography | Women ; Technology & Engineering | Marine & Naval ; Social Science | Discrimination ; Biography & Autobiography | Cultural and emotional needs

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He explored history’s utility in moving oppressed and subordinated people from a position of subjugation on multiple levels to full status as self-sustaining

which was nominated for the National Book Award in 1971

the book shares the profound impact Africa has had on the world

These transnational exchanges also helped construct new ideas about

The Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and the Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 Biography & Autobiography | Women ; Technology & Engineering | Marine & Naval ; Social Science | Discrimination ; Biography & Autobiography | Cultural and emotional needsDistinguished scholar V. Y. Mudimbe assembles a lively tribute to Presence Africaine, the landmark African studies journal begun in 1947 Paris. While it celebrates the project's forty year history, The Surreptitious Speech does not naively canonize the journal but rather offers a vibrant discussion and critical reading of its context, characteristics, and significance.