Literary Culture in Colonial Ghana

Author: Stephanie Newell Price: $ 54.95 (new) $ 22.26 (used) Medium: Hardcover (252 pages) Publisher: Indiana University Press 2002-08-09

Editorial Description

". . . a book that will break new ground in African cultural studies. . . . [it] will appeal not only to literary scholars but also to social historians and cultural anthropologists." --Karin Barber " . . . conceptually innovative, and promises to be a very important contribution to African and Postcolonial studies as a whole." --Lyn Innes Literary Culture in Colonial Ghana offers a unique perspective on who was reading in English in colonial Ghana, what they were reading, and what values were associated with literacy, reading practices, and reading cultures.