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The history of the N'ko alphabet and its role in Mande transnational identity : words as weapons / Dianne White Oyler.

Title
  1. The history of the N'ko alphabet and its role in Mande transnational identity : words as weapons / Dianne White Oyler.
Published by
  1. Cherry Hill, N.J. : Africana Homestead Legacy, 2005.
Author
  1. Oyler, Dianne White.

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Description
  1. xiv, 242 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subject
  1. African languages > Alphabet
  2. Afrikanische Sprachen
  3. Alphabet
  4. Ethnische Identität
  5. Kanté, Souleymane, 1922-1987
  6. Mandingo (African people) > Ethnic identity
  7. Mandingvölker
  8. Pan-Africanism
Contents
  1. The Mande world -- Historic Kankan-a regional history -- A cultural revolution through N'ko literacy-the period of Mande enlightment -- Cultural nationalism in the Mande diaspora-N'ko's international dimension.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-214) and index.
Processing action (note)
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