Perspectives on Africa – A Reader in Culture, History and Representation 2e

Perspectives on AfricaA Reader in Culture, History and Representation\nAuthor(s): Roy Richard Grinker, Stephen C. Lubkemann, Christopher B. Steiner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781405190602, 978-1405190602\nSynopsis\nThe 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.\n\nExplores the dynamic processes by and through which scholars have described and understood African history and culture\nIncludes selections from anthropologists, historians, philosophers, and critics who collectively reveal the interpenetration of ideas and concepts within and across disciplines, regions, and historical periods\nOffers a combined focus on ethnography n