John Iliffe

Honour in African History

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Produktbeschreibung

In Africa today, inherited conceptions of "honor" can obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defense of dignity in the face of AIDS. This account of the role of "honor" in African history from the fourteenth century to the present argues that it is essential to understanding past and present African behavior.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 162mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780521837859
• ISBN-10: 0521837855
• Artikelnr.: 22392324

Autorenporträt

John Iliffe is Professor of African History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College. He is the author of several book on Africa, including The African Poor: A History (Cambridge University Press, 1987) and Africans: The History of a Continent (Cambridge University Press, 1995). The African Poor was awarded the Herskovits Prize of the African Studies Association of the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The comparative history of honour
Part I. Hero and Householder: 2. Men on horseback
3. Honour and Islam
4. Christian Ethiopia
5. Honour, rank, and warfare among the Yoruba
6. Honour and the state in West and Central Africa
7. Honour without the state
8. The honour of the slave
9. Praise and slander in southern Africa
10. Ekitiibwa and martyrdom
Part II. Fragmentation and Mutation: 11. The deaths of heroes
12. Honour in defeat
13. The honour of the mercenary
14. Respectability
15. Honour and gender
16. Urbanisation and masculinity
17. Honour, race, and nation
18. Political honour
19. To live in dignity
20. Concluding questions.

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1. The comparative history of honour; Part I. Hero and Householder: 2. Men on horseback; 3. Honour and Islam; 4. Christian Ethiopia; 5. Honour, rank, and warfare among the Yoruba; 6. Honour and the state in West and Central Africa; 7. Honour without the state; 8. The honour of the slave; 9. Praise and slander in southern Africa; 10. Ekitiibwa and martyrdom; Part II. Fragmentation and Mutation: 11. The deaths of heroes; 12. Honour in defeat; 13. The honour of the mercenary; 14. Respectability; 15. Honour and gender; 16. Urbanisation and masculinity; 17. Honour, race, and nation; 18. Political honour; 19. To live in dignity; 20. Concluding questions.

Rezensionen

'Iliffe himself concludes with the suggestion that, if his book serves to raise questions, 'it will have served its purpose', it has certainly done so for this reader.' Journal of African History