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Grounded in a thoughtful comparatist approach, The Africas in the World and the World in the Africas is a collection of innovative and enlightening essays that broaden our understanding not only of the Africas that have spread across the world, but also those that, continually regenerated within this remarkably diverse continent, address the paradoxes created by old and new forms of domination. Recognizing the ongoing expansion of western culture and the role that the languages of the former imperial powers often play in literary studies, the editors have chosen to focus on African authors who, from the mid-twentieth century to the present day, have challenged their historical contexts and ideological dynamics to present new horizons of reading.