@misc{10498/21140, year = {2019}, month = {1}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21140}, abstract = {This project offers a critical perspective on how the British rule was established in Nigeria and Kenya during the High Colonialism period in Africa, with the purpose of analysing the intense changes that the intolerance of the settlers produced over the native communities. On this matter, Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's "The River Between" constitute the major example to illustrate the Igbo and Kikuyu pre-colonial societies. Furthermore, both novels reveal the deep cultural conflicts that arose as a result of the British imposition.}, abstract = {Este trabajo ofrece una perspectiva crítica sobre cómo se instauró el sistema de gobierno británico en Nigeria y en Kenia durante la época colonial en África con la intención de analizar los intensos cambios que la intolerancia por parte de los colonos produjo en las comunidades nativas. En este sentido, "Things Fall Apart" de Chinua Achebe y "The River Between" de Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o constituyen el mejor ejemplo para ilustrar las sociedades precoloniales Igbo y Kikuyu. Además, ambas novelas revelan los profundos conflictos culturales que surgieron como resultado de la imposición británica.}, keywords = {British colonialism}, keywords = {colonialism in Nigeria}, keywords = {colonialism in Kenya}, keywords = {postcolonialism}, keywords = {Chinua Achebe}, keywords = {Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o}, keywords = {Things Fall Apart}, keywords = {The River Between}, keywords = {Igbo}, keywords = {Kikuyu}, keywords = {Colonialismo británico}, keywords = {colonialismo en Nigeria}, keywords = {colonialismo en Kenia}, keywords = {poscolonialismo}, title = {British colonialism in Nigeria and Kenya: a post-colonial study through "things fall apart" and "the river between"}, author = {Sánchez Conejero, Paula}, }