The Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and the Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 Biography & Autobiography | Women ; Technology & Engineering | Marine & Naval ; Social Science | Discrimination ; Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Elwood’s only salvation is his

Elwood’s only salvation is his friendship with fellow “delinquent” Turner

He explored history’s utility in moving oppressed and subordinated people from a position of subjugation on multiple levels to full status as self-sustaining

These transnational exchanges also helped construct new ideas about

the book shares the profound impact Africa has had on the world

The Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and the Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 Biography & Autobiography | Women ; Technology & Engineering | Marine & Naval ; Social Science | Discrimination ; Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Elwood’s only salvation is hisDistinguished scholar V. Y. Mudimbe assembles a lively tribute to Presence Africaine, the landmark African studies journal begun in 1947 Paris. While it celebrates the project's forty year history, The Surreptitious Speech does not naively canonize the journal but rather offers a vibrant discussion and critical reading of its context, characteristics, and significance.