- Politics and government, Social conditions, Postcolonialism, Power (Social sciences)
Achille Mbembe is one of the most brilliant theorists of postcolonial studies writing today. In On the Postcolony he profoundly renews our understanding of power and subjectivity in Africa.
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Character-led, contemporary, contemplative and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Achille Mbembe
- First published
- 2000
- Pages
- 274
- Publisher
- Hece Yayinlari, University of Wits Press, Karthala
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9780520204348
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