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OverviewThis book is the first to examine the complex and contradictory history of Classics in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria. It investigates how Classical Studies, as an integral part of colonial education, enforced a notion of cultural inferiority on African subjects, but conversely played an enabling role in nationalist expression. The enquiry is structured around three main questions: how Classics contributed to the formation of a new class of Europeanising West Africans in the late 19th century; how Classics was implicated in the ideological struggles of the early twentieth century over the desirability of 'practical' or 'agricultural' education; and how the uses of Classics changed in the years leading up to independence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara GoffPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781780932057ISBN 10: 1780932057 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 28 February 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Colonial Contradictions Classics and Cultural Nationalism Twentieth-Century Struggles Classics and West African Modernity Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationBarbara Goff is Professor of Classics at the University of Reading, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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