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African Folklore & Mythology, Africa - African Peoples - West, General & Miscellaneous African Literature - Literary Criticism
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Once upon a Kingdom

by Isidore Okpewho
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Overview

Using stories he collected from narrators from the old West African kingdom of Benin, the author shows how the present mirrors the past in both folklore and political reality, suggesting that African states fail to create a level playing field for the plural identities within their borders, leaving marginalized peoples uncertain of their place in an uneven socio-political landscape.

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Book Details

Published
June 1, 1999
Publisher
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1998.
Pages
252
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780253211897

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