African anthropologies : history, critique, and practice / edited by Mwenda Ntarangwi, David Mills, and Mustafa Babiker
2006, 1st edition. London ; New York Dakar, Senegal New York : Zed Books ; [Published] in association with CODESRIA ; Distributed exclusively in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #323158
ISBN: 1842777637
Physical description: xiv, 274 pages; 23 cm. Summary: Drawing on empirical and experiential material from the Horn, East and West Africa, this title presents an original overview of the challenges facing African anthropology and its future prospects. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Research and teaching in Ethiopian anthropology: an overview of traditions, trends and recent developments / Alula Pankhurst -- How not to be a 'government house pet': Audrey Richards and the East African Institute for Social Research / David Mills -- Teaching of anthropology in Zimbabwe over the past forty years: continuities and discontinuities / Victor Ngonidzashe Muzvidziwa -- Practice of anthropology in Francophone Africa: the case of Cameroon / Se éverin Ce écile Abega -- Forgetting Africa / Johannes Fabian -- But we know it all! : African perspectives on anthropological knowledge / Christine Obbo -- African pastoralism through anthropological eyes: whose crisis? / Mustafa Babiker -- Invisible religion?: anthropology's avoidance of Islam in Arica / Robert Launay -- Anthropology in post-colonial Africa: the Nigerian case / P.-J. Ezeh -- Reflections on the challenges of teaching anthropology to American students in post-colonial Kenya / Mwenda Ntarangwi -- Challenges and prospects for applied anthropology in Kenya / Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo -- Practising anthropology at home: challenges and ethical dilemmas / W. Onyango-Ouma. Subjects: Anthropology Research Africa, Sub-Saharan. Anthropology Study and teaching Africa, Sub-Saharan. Anthropology Research. Cultural anthropology. Genre: Bibliography.
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