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Bjorn Beckman and Gbemisola Adeoti (eds), Intellectuals and African Development: pretension and resistance in African politics.(Book review)
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March 22, 2008
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- Haynes, Jeffrey
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Edinburgh University Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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BJORN BECKMAN AND GBEMISOLA ADEOTI (eds), Intellectuals and African Development: pretension and resistance in African politics. London: CODESRIA/Zed Books/UNISA (pb 19.99 [pounds sterling]-978 18427 7765 7 and hb 65.00 [pounds sterling]-97818427 7765 7). 2006, 192 pp.
The aim of this book, according to the back cover blurb, is to look at the 'very different responses to the African predicament' from various notable writers, including Soyinka, Ngugi and Achebe, military rulers, and students 'who defy repression'.
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