Ken Saro-Wiwa by Roy Doron

Ken Saro-Wiwa by Roy Doron

A penetrating, accessible portrait of the activist whose execution galvanized the world.

"In Ken Saro-Wiwa, Doron and Falola provide a masterful narrative of the struggles of Nigeria's famous environmental and ethnic minority rights campaigner and writerThis history of a complex personality that successfully seized the national and global stage in the 1990s, also brilliantly explores the unfinished ramifications of his untimely death." "A brilliant new biography by Roy Doron and Toyin Falola places Saro-Wiwa's activism into the broader context of his life, his experiences in public administration and the arts, and his persistent and nuanced view of the role that ethnicity and identity should play in post-colonial Nigeria. The book is an accessible and affordable read that speaks to anyone interested in Nigerian history and politics." (Washington Post online) "This short, highly enjoyable book provides a comprehensive perspective on this Renaissance man by situating him in the broader historical context of Nigeria's turbulent 20th century. A great introduction to Saro-Wiwa and his world for anyone with an interest in African studies, literary criticism, environmental history, or case studies in international or human rights law. Summing up: Highly recommended." (CHOICE) "This book is slim but powerful—which should be a great asset to Afri- canists and human-rights activists, who have made it their duty worldwide to document the inhumane treatment of writers and political activists like Ken Saro-Wiwa and his eight doomed colleagues." (Africa Today)

Roy Doron is an associate professor of history at Winston-Salem State University, where he examines the intersection of war, ethnicity, and identity formation in postcolonial Africa, focusing on the Nigerian Civil War. His work has appeared in the Journal of Genocide Studies and African Economic History, and he is the founding managing editor of the Journal of African Military History.

Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds positions at the University of Pretoria and Lead City University. His books include Religious Beliefs and Knowledge Systems in Africa; African Spirituality, Politics, and Knowledge Systems: Sacred Words and Holy Realms; Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, And Voice; and Decolonizing African Knowledge: Autoethnography and African Epistemologies.

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ISBN 13	9780821422014
ISBN 10	0821422014
Title	Ken Saro-Wiwa
Author	Roy Doron
Series	Ohio Short Histories Of Africa
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ohio University Press
Year published	2016-05-19
Number of pages	176
Prizes	Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2018
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.