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Author Paracka, Daniel J., 1962-

Title The Athens of West Africa : a history of international education at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone / Daniel J. Paracka Jr
Published New York ; London : Routledge, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations
Series African studies : history, politics, economics, and culture
African studies (Routledge (Firm))
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-317) and index
Notes English
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Subject Fourah Bay College -- History
SUBJECT Fourah Bay College fast
Subject International education -- Sierra Leone -- Freetown -- History
EDUCATION -- Higher.
International education
Sierra Leone -- Freetown
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2003014128
ISBN 0203490452
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