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The invention of Africa: gnosis, philosophy, and the order of knowledge
Mudimbe, V. Y., 1941-
Year: 1988.
Publisher:  Indiana University Press. 
© Valentin Y. Mudimbe
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Frontmatter
INTRODUCTION
I. Discourse of Power and Knowledge of Otherness
II. Questions of Method
III. The Power of Speech
IV. E.W. Blyden's Legacy and Questions
V. The Patience of Philosophy
Conclusion: The Geography of a Discourse
APPENDIX. ETHIOPIAN SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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Title: The invention of Africa : gnosis, philosophy, and the order of knowledge V.Y. Mudimbe.
Author: Mudimbe, V. Y., 1941-
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Source Version: The invention of Africa : gnosis, philosophy, and the order of knowledge V.Y. Mudimbe
Mudimbe, V. Y., 1941-
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.02645
Subject Headings: • Philosophy, African
• Knowledge, Theory of
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