TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taoua,Phyllis
TI  - African freedom: how Africa responded to independence 
SN  - 9781108446167
U1  - 323.096 22
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Africa
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Human rights in literature
KW  - Human rights in motion pictures
KW  - African literature
KW  - 20th century
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Motion pictures, African
KW  - Self-realization
KW  - Liberty
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 21st century
KW  - BUSBOL
KW  - March2019
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index

N2  - The push for independence in African nations was ultimately an incomplete process, with the people often left to wrestle with a partial, imperfect legacy. Rather than settle for liberation in name alone, the people engaged in an ongoing struggle for meaningful freedom. Phyllis Taoua shows how the idea of freedom in Africa today evolved from this complex history. With a pan-African, interdisciplinary approach, she synthesizes the most significant issues into a clear, compelling narrative. Tracing the evolution of a conversation about freedom since the 1960s, she defines three types and shows how they are interdependent. Taoua investigates their importance in key areas of narrative interest: the intimate self, gender identity, the nation, global capital, and the spiritual realm. Allowing us to hear the voices of African artists and activists, this compelling study makes sense of their struggle and the broad importance of the idea of freedom in contemporary African culture
ER  -