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Informationen zum Autor Roy Richard Grinker, Ph.D. is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University, Director of the GW Institute for Ethnographic Research, and Editor-in-Chief of Anthropological Quarterly. He is author of four other books, including In the Arms of Africa: The Life of Colin M. Turnbull , Houses in the Rainforest: Ethnicity and Inequality Among Farmers and Foragers in Central Africa , and Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism . Christopher B. Steiner is the Lucy C. McDannel '22 Professor of Art History and Director of Museum Studies at Connecticut College. He is the author of the award-winning book African Art in Transit , and co-editor (with Ruth Phillips) of Unpacking Culture: Art and Commodity in Colonial and Postcolonial Worlds . Stephen Lubkemann is Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University. He is author of Culture in Chaos: An Anthropology of the Social Condition in War and is associate editor for Anthropological Quarterly and a co-founder of GWU's Diaspora Research Program. Klappentext The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field.* Explores the dynamic processes by and through which scholars have described and understood African history and culture* Includes selections from anthropologists, historians, philosophers, and critics who collectively reveal the interpenetration of ideas and concepts within and across disciplines, regions, and historical periods* Offers a combined focus on ethnography and theory, giving students the means to link theory with data and perspective with practice* Newly revised and updated edition of this popular text with 14 brand new chapters and two new sections: Conflict and Violent Transformations; and Development, Governance and Globalization Zusammenfassung The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Representation and DiscourseII. From Tribe to Ethnicity: Kinship and Social OrganizationIII. Economics as a Cultural SystemIV. Hunter-Gatherers in AfricaV. Witchcraft, Science and RationalityVI. Ancestors, Gods, and the Philosophy of ReligionVII. Arts, Aesthetics, and HeritageVIII.Sex and Gender Studies in AfricaIX. Europe in Africa: ColonizationX. Nations and NationalismXI. Violent Transformations: Conflict and DisplacementXII. Development, Governance and Globalization...