| ID | 147818 |
| Title Proper | Chinua Achebe on the positive legacies of colonialism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gilley, Bruce |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The late Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was a key figure in the rise and persistence of anti-colonial ideology in Africa. Yet in his final work, Achebe made a clear statement about the positive legacies of colonialism, praising the British project of state formation and nation building in the lower Niger basin. A careful study of his writings and comments from 1958 until his death in 2013 shows that Achebe was never the simple anti-colonial figure that most assumed, and that his seeming reversal could be read as the culmination of a lifetime's meditation on African history and politics. Achebe's final views have significant paradigmatic implications for the knowledge relevant to national identity formation and state building in Africa today. |
| `In' analytical Note | African Affairs Vol. 115, No.461; Oct 2016: p.646-663 |
| Journal Source | African Affairs Vol: 115 No 461 |
| Key Words | Colonialism ; Chinua Achebe ; Nigerian Writer |