Staging the Amistad Three Sierra Leonean Plays |
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| Author:
| Haffner, Charlie
Maddy, Yulisa Amadu
George, Raymond E. D. de'Souza |
| Editor:
| Christensen, Matthew J. |
| Introduction by:
| Christensen, Matthew J. |
| Series title: | Modern African Writing Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-2360-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Staging the Amistad collects for the first time plays about the Amistad slave revolt by three of Sierra Leone's most influential playwrights of the latter decades of the 20th century. Written and staged before and after the start of Sierra Leone's decade-long conflict, they brought the Amistad rebellion to public consciousness.
Staging the Amistad collects for the first time plays about the Amistad slave revolt by three of Sierra Leone's most influential playwrights of the latter decades of the 20th century. Written and staged before and after the start of Sierra Leone's decade-long conflict, they brought the Amistad rebellion to public consciousness.