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Hanged by the Nigerian government on November 10, 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa became a martyr for the Ogoni people and human rights activists, and a symbol of modern Africans' struggle against military dictatorship, corporate power, and environmental exploitation. Though he is rightly known for his human rights and environmental activism, he wore many hats: writer, television producer, businessman, and civil servant, among others. While the book sheds light on his many legacies, it is above all about Saro-Wiwa the man, not just Saro-Wiwa the symbol. Roy Doron and Toyin Falola portray a man who not only was formed by the complex forces of ethnicity, race, class, and politics in Nigeria, but who drove change in those same processes. Like others in the Ohio Short Histories of Africa series, Ken Saro-Wiwa is written to be accessible to the casual reader and student, yet indispensable to scholars.Product Identifiers
PublisherOhio University Press
ISBN-139780821422014
eBay Product ID (ePID)223571985
Product Key Features
Number of Pages176 Pages
Publication NameKen Saro-Wiwa
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitics, History
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Services
AuthorToyin Falola, Roy Doron
Dimensions
Item Height178 mm
Item Width108 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorToyin Falola, Roy Doron
Series TitleOhio Short Histories of Africa
GenreBiographies & True Stories