Kujibizana: Questions of Language and Power in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Poetry in KiswahiliThe author argues that reading poetry in Kiswahili provides important insights into questions of language and power, as well as into discussions of socialist practice in East Africa and East African resistance to colonialism and neo-colonialism. Includes the text of numerous poems and footnotes. |
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Page 129
... seems plausible to suggest that as " kazania " may represent Tanzania , so ka - ni - a / ka - nya may represent Ke - ni- a / Ke - nya . Thus the we of community / nation in these two lines becomes the we of two nations , Tanzania and ...
... seems plausible to suggest that as " kazania " may represent Tanzania , so ka - ni - a / ka - nya may represent Ke - ni- a / Ke - nya . Thus the we of community / nation in these two lines becomes the we of two nations , Tanzania and ...
Page 130
... seems most reasonable to include reading of " kania " as lesser ' nia ' , in that nia / purpose is a central term in the dialogue . The creation of two compounds from nia ( " kazania " and " kania " ) and the association of each term ...
... seems most reasonable to include reading of " kania " as lesser ' nia ' , in that nia / purpose is a central term in the dialogue . The creation of two compounds from nia ( " kazania " and " kania " ) and the association of each term ...
Page 180
... seems implausible that three young " slaves " would have this sort of access to both the Maji Maji leadership ... seem ambiguous even though the intelligence report of the three is clearly what is emphasized in the description of the ...
... seems implausible that three young " slaves " would have this sort of access to both the Maji Maji leadership ... seem ambiguous even though the intelligence report of the three is clearly what is emphasized in the description of the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Uhuru na Kutungamana | 23 |
Ujamaa kwa Vitendo Dialogue | 95 |
Copyright | |
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