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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 the popular reader Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation offers valuable new chapters showing the progress and continuity in the field of African studies. Forty five articles illustrate the dynamic processes by and through which scholars have described and understood African history and culture over the past several decades, and show how profoundly the ethnography of Africa has influenced the direction and development of anthropological and social theory. This new edition offers 13 [OR 14??] new selections and two new sections, "Conflict and Violent Transformations" and "Development, Governance, and Globalization," in which the authors reveal processes that have had a vital influence on the historical trajectory and the daily experience of African people in the modern world.Selections include distinguished anthropologists, historians, philosophers, and Africanists. Collectively they show the multiplicity of voices in African studies, and reveal the interpenetration of ideas and concepts within and across disciplines, regions, and historical periods. 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...
Table des matières
I. Representation and Discourse
II. From Tribe to Ethnicity: Kinship and Social Organization
III. Economics as a Cultural System
IV. Hunter-Gatherers in Africa
V. Witchcraft, Science and Rationality
VI. Ancestors, Gods, and the Philosophy of Religion
VII. Arts, Aesthetics, and Heritage
VIII.Sex and Gender Studies in Africa
IX. Europe in Africa: Colonization
X. Nations and Nationalism
XI. Violent Transformations: Conflict and Displacement
XII. Development, Governance and Globalization
Commentaire
REVIEWS OF FIRST EDITION:
"Here is an excellent anthology that illustrates magnificently processes of Africa's invention, the complexity of her cultures, the paradoxes and predicament of discourses that claim to render her being." V. Y. Mudimbe Stanford University.
"A volume for all students and teachers seriously interested in understanding the unity and diversity of African cultures, and engaging in a dialogue with African Studies literary ancestors and their creative and critical successors. Grinker and Steiner have offered a doorway for those who dare to embrace the masters of the field and join new academic worlds in the making." Sulayman S. Nyang, Professor, Howard University and Director of the African Voices Project, Smithsonian Institute.
"Perspectives on Africa is a much needed addition to African studies and literature. They attempt, quite successfully, to place each article within, not only an historical time frame, but also within a theoretical progression. Its bibliographies contain a useful starting point and reference on all the major trends and subjects." Sean Pratt, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
