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Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation
Contributor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard (Editor), Lubkemann, Stephen C. (Editor), Steiner, Christopher B. (Editor)
ISBN: 1444335227     ISBN-13: 9781444335224
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $126.35  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 306.096
LCCN: 2010002108
Series: Global Perspectives (Blackwell Publishers)
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.7" (2.99 lbs) 712 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
 
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Publisher Description:
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