Decolonising childhoods in Eastern Africa literary and cultural representations / Oduor Obura.
| Author/creator | Obura, Oduor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge African studies |
| Abstract | "This book deconstructs Eurocentric narratives and showcases local voices to re-examine childhood in Eastern Africa. Moving away from portrayals of East African childhood as characterized by want, the author argues for a differentiated and pluralist nature of the eastern African childhood. Taking a chronological approach, the author provides a critical reading of Africanist anthropological research on childhood in eastern Africa before examining writings from the pre-imperial and colonial periods. Moving into the contemporary period, the book reveals the continuity of these portrayals in humanitarian and journalistic discourses, before exploring postcolonial writings on childhood in works by Eastern African novelists. Employing a multidisciplinary perspective, this book will be of interest to scholars of African literature, East African history, critical childhood studies and Africanist epistemologies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Obura, Oduor. Decolonising childhoods in Eastern Africa London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9780367685614 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021001757 |
| ISBN | 9781003146063 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (pbk) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |