Textbook
Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History and Representation, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-9060-2
Paperback
708 pages
May 2010, ©2010, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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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