Baaba Sillah: Reclaiming the Mantle

Time travelling through the annals of history, Baaba Sillah stands tall as a literary giant for whom the communication of historical insights constitute both a passion and preoccupation. In this book, Gomez and Fanneh have used a holistic thematic approach to examine a myriad of historical, political, socio-economic and cultural themes that are explored in the works of Sillah. Reclaiming the Mantle offers startling revelations about the role of the colonial enterprise in the transformation of the socio-economic lives of Gambian society. It explores the dynamics of gender, culture and power relations in both the colonial and post-colonial Gambian society. Therefore, Gomez and Fanneh have set the pace for historians, political scientists, literary critics and other scholars interested in understanding the socio-political history of The Gambia.