Africa in the Bengali Imagination
This book examines textual representations of Africa in the Indian imagination from 1928 to 1973. It critically analyses Bengali literature during this period, their imitation of colonial racial prejudices and how it allowed Bengalis to fashion their identity.
It analyses the development of ‘Africa’ as an idea and historical reality through the writings of five Bengali writers including the Bengal...
This book examines textual representations of Africa in the Indian imagination from 1928 to 1973. It critically analyses Bengali literature during this period, their imitation of colonial racial prejudices and how it allowed Bengalis to fashion their identity.
It analyses the development of ‘Africa’ as an idea and historical reality through the writings of five Bengali writers including the Bengal...
