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Perspectives on Africa - A Reader in Culture, History and Representation

English · Paperback / Softback

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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...

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Authors Roy Richard Grinker, Roy Richard (EDT)/ Lubkemann Grinker, Roy Richard Steiner Grinker, Roy Richard Grinker
Assisted by Christopher B Steiner (Editor), Stephe C Lubkemann (Editor), Stephen C Lubkemann (Editor), Roy R. Grinker (Editor), Roy Richard Grinker (Editor), Stephen C. Lubkemann (Editor), Christopher Steiner (Editor), Christopher B. Steiner (Editor)
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 23.04.2010
 
EAN 9781405190602
ISBN 978-1-4051-9060-2
No. of pages 713
Dimensions 170 mm x 246 mm x 31 mm
Series Global Perspectives
Global Perspectives (Blackwell
Global Perspectives
Subject Non-fiction book

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