Autobiography and Decolonization
Author | : Philip Holden |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-13 | : 0299226107 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780299226107 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Download or read book Autobiography and Decolonization written by Philip Holden and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography and Decolonization is the first book to give serious academic attention to autobiographies of nationalist leaders in the process of decolonization, attending to them not simply as partial historical documents, but as texts involved in remaking the world views of their readers. Holden examines the autobiographies of: -Mohandas K. Gandhi -Marcus Garvey -Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford -Lee Kuan Yew -Nelson Mandela -Jawaharlal Nehru -and Kwame Nkrumah