ENGLISH 1C06 Lecture : History of English Literature-Mar.20 "Nigugi & Achebe"
21 Mar 2012
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March 20: 1600-1800s: british develop west africa as its major source of slaves for the colonial market, 1861-1914: britain consolidates its hold over the colony and protectorate of. Nigeria: 1960: independence, 1967-70: biafra civil war, 1960"s onward: development of oil reserves breeds political and economic corruption; ongoing ethnic violence; escalating violence between christian and muslims british actions brought together ethnic groups unnecessarily. Achebe a major critic of the oil industry in nigeria. Conditions for extraction are less than ecological": empire of implantation, conquest, and extraction want to own the whole world economically. Kenya: 1895: british east africa protectorate established, followed by the white farming settlement, 1920: kenya crown colony, Dominated by white settlers (more of a settler colony) Local kikuyu resistance, as many are displace by coffee and tea farming: 1952-56: mau mau uprisings; eventually suppressed, but caused political concessions, 1964: kenya forms a republic. Language as harmonizing; all encompassing, all inclusive.
