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Something torn and new : (Record no. 556571)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2008-044278
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780465009466 (alk. paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0465009468 (alk. paper)
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Level of rules in bibliographic description 201706231112
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Original cataloging agency DLC
Modifying agency BTCTA
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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 325.6
Edition information 22
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 325.6 NGU
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ngugi wa Thiong'o,
Dates associated with a name 1938-
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Something torn and new :
Remainder of title an African renaissance /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Ngäugäi wa Thiong'o.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. BasicCivitas Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2009.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 162 p. ;
Dimensions 21 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-148) and index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Dismembering practices : planting European memory in America -- Re-m embering visions -- Memory, restoration, and African renaissance -- Fro m color to social consciousness : South Africa in the black imagination .
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Novelist Ngäugäi wa Thiong'o has been a force in African literature for decades: Since the 1970s, when he gave up the English language to c ommit himself to writing in African languages, his foremost concern has been the critical importance of language to culture. Here, Ngugi explo res Africa's historical, economic, and cultural fragmentation by slaver y, colonialism, and globalization. Throughout this tragic history, a co nstant and irrepressible force was Europhonism: the replacement of nati ve names, languages, and identities with European ones. The result was the dismemberment of African memory. Seeking to remember language in or der to revitalize it, Ngugi's quest is for wholeness. Wide-ranging, eru dite, and hopeful, this book is a cri de coeur to save Africa's cultura l future.--From publisher description.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Decolonization
Geographic subdivision Africa.
651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Africa
General subdivision Civilization.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Books - Open Access
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     MISR Library - Open Shelves MISR Library - Open Shelves 12/06/2025   325.6 NGU 001268159 12/06/2025 12/06/2025 Books - Open Access