Africa's Hidden Histories Everyday Literacy and Making the Self

". . . the authors - remarkably - have made a long and tortuous story short and simple without smothering the complexities. Their grasp of the various intellectual themes is impressive, so is their even-handedness. The book should be prized among African Studies collections.Feb. 3, 2009"-Walter Gam Nkwi, University of Buea, Cameroon
"Comprising an insightful introduction and fifteen richly textured essays, Africa's Hidden Histories is an important contribution to standing research on a range of topics in twentieth-century African studies. Literary scholars, educationists, and social, political, and intellectual historians will draw particular benefit and pleasure from the unhurried, penetrating studies-incorporating an abundance of engrossing illustrations and photographs-that mark the volume's status as a major archival and theoretical project."-African Studies Review
"This is on many levels an exceptionally engaging book. . . . Africa's everyday writers can have no better introduction to the scholarly world than Karin Barber's exciting book. This is a volume that should command wide readership.Vol. 14. 3 Sept. 2008"-Derek R. Peterson, Selwyn College, University Cambridge