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The Athens of West Africa : a history of international education at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone / Daniel J. Paracka Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: African studies (Routledge (Firm))Publication details: New York ; London : Routledge, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0203490452
  • 9780203490457
  • 9786610062317
  • 6610062315
  • 9780415947954
  • 0415947952
  • 9781135935993
  • 1135935998
  • 9781135935948
  • 1135935947
  • 9781135935986
  • 113593598X
  • 9781138987630
  • 1138987638
  • 1280062312
  • 9781280062315
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Athens of West Africa.DDC classification:
  • 378.664 21
LOC classification:
  • LG503.F73 P37 2003eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Founding a Christian institution, 1787-1840 -- An African-American principal : the returned diasporan influence, 1840-1864 -- Contesting visions of a West African university, 1864-1876 -- Krio resistance and pan-Africanism : the roots of African studies, 1877-1908 -- An era of rising nationalism, 1908-1937 -- The scramble out of Africa : colonial development, 1938-1960 -- African studies and educational relevance : curriculum development, 1961-2001 -- From independence to state collapse : student activism and the political context, 1961-2001.
Summary: This book is about Fourah Bay College (FBC) and its role as an institution of higher learning in both its African and international context. The study traces the College's development through various periods of education from 1816 to 2001.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-317) and index.

Founding a Christian institution, 1787-1840 -- An African-American principal : the returned diasporan influence, 1840-1864 -- Contesting visions of a West African university, 1864-1876 -- Krio resistance and pan-Africanism : the roots of African studies, 1877-1908 -- An era of rising nationalism, 1908-1937 -- The scramble out of Africa : colonial development, 1938-1960 -- African studies and educational relevance : curriculum development, 1961-2001 -- From independence to state collapse : student activism and the political context, 1961-2001.

This book is about Fourah Bay College (FBC) and its role as an institution of higher learning in both its African and international context. The study traces the College's development through various periods of education from 1816 to 2001.

Print version record.

English.

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