Contemporary African Issues

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Contemporary African Issues


IIJD TOP PICKS
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		The Invention of Africa
		V.Y. Mudimbe - Democratic Republic of Congo
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		Ake: The Years of Childhood
		Wole Soyinka - Nigeria
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		Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah
		Kwame Nkrumah - Ghana

LIST OF TOP AFRICAN AUTHORS & BOOKS
	•	(Columbia University Libraries) Resources about Colonial Legacy (French and English)

USEFUL LINKS
	•	Africa Within.com for more on CHeikh Anta Diop
		http://www.africawithin.com/diop/diop.htm
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		Columbia University Libraries
		http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Afbks.html
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		Stanford University Libraries
		http://www-sul.stanford.edu/africa/lit.html