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The African Origins of Rhetoric (African Studies) - Softcover

Book 22 of 40: African Studies

Blake, Cecil

 
9780415883870: The African Origins of Rhetoric (African Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415883873 ISBN 13: 9780415883870
Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

Through a critical analysis of ancient African texts that predate Greco-Roman treatises Cecil Blake revisits the roots of rhetorical theory and challenges what is often advanced as the "darkness metaphor" -- the rhetorical construction of Africa and Africans. Blake offers a thorough examination of Ptah-hotep and core African ethical principles (Maat) and engages rhetorical scholarship within the wider discourse of African development. In so doing, he establishes a direct relationship between rhetoric and development studies in non-western societies and highlights the prospect for applying such principles to ameliorating the development malaise of the continent.

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About the Author

Cecil Blake is Chair of the Africana Studies Department at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author or editor of many books, including Handbook of Intercultural Communication, Through the Prism of African Nationalism, and Intercultural Communication: Roots and Routes.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415883873
ISBN 13 
9780415883870
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
156