..". a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " -Research in African Literatures
"Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." -Leeds African Studies Bulletin
"A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " -Margaret Drewal
"A fine book. The play texts are treasures." -Richard Bauman
African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are...
..". a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " -Research in African Literatures
NEW CATALOG COPY (announcing paperback edition): In The Generation of Plays, Karin Barber recounts the history of the Odin Adejobi Theater Company and uncovers the pulse points of generation, production, and improvisation that merge when a Yoruba popular drama is brought to the stage. This rich and detailed book opens a window into the social and cultural worlds of actors and audiences.
ORIGINAL CATALOG COPY: "Karin Barber has given us a vivid picture of one of the most vital forms of modern African popular art. It is beautifully written and informed by a deep affection for...
NEW CATALOG COPY (announcing paperback edition): In The Generation of Plays, Karin Barber recounts the history of the Odin Adejobi Theater Comp...
Readings in African Politics provides an overview of key topics and themes that collectively contribute to an understanding of politics in Africa. The selections included here come from a wide range of Western and non-Western sources and together represent core knowledge in the field of African politics. Topic areas covered are methods for appraising the modern African state, approaches to understanding African states and their politics, dimensions of regional conflict, conflict between traditional and modern values, the politics of new social forces, and the meaning of contemporary...
Readings in African Politics provides an overview of key topics and themes that collectively contribute to an understanding of politics in Africa. ...
Colonial Africa saw an explosion of writing and printing, produced and circulated not only by highly educated and visible elites, but also by wage laborers, clerks, village headmasters, traders, and other obscure aspirants to elite status. The ability to read and write was considered essential for educated persons, and Africans from all walks of life strove to participate in the new literary culture. Karin Barber and an international group of Africanist scholars have uncovered a trove of personal diaries, letters, obituaries, pamphlets, and booklets stored away in tin-trunks, suitcases,...
Colonial Africa saw an explosion of writing and printing, produced and circulated not only by highly educated and visible elites, but also by wage ...
This text provides a view from below on the new forms of theatre in West Africa. Throughout, the voices of the theatre practitioners are heard, reminiscing, explaining, philosophizing and grumbling. Their personalities come across vividly, and their views play a vital role. North America: Indiana University Press
This text provides a view from below on the new forms of theatre in West Africa. Throughout, the voices of the theatre practitioners are heard, remini...
