The Historian in Tropical Africa (eBook, PDF)

Studies Presented and Discussed at the Fourth International African Seminar at the University of Dakar, Senegal 1961
Redaktion: Vansina, J.; Thomas, L. V.; Mauny, R.

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1964 these papers discuss the recovery and critical interpretation of oral traditions and written documents, problems of dating and analysis of material from archaeological sites, the use of linguistic evidence, and methods of historical reconstruction concerning techniques, art styles and changes in social organization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429941467
• Artikelnr.: 55265536

Autorenporträt

J. Vansina, R. Mauny, L. V. Thomas

Inhaltsangabe

A. The Techniques of the Historian In Africa B. The Historian Faced with
Modern Africa C. Particular Aspects D. Some Elements of Regional History in
Africa Part 2: Special Studies 1. Ethno-history of the Empire of Mutapa D.
P. Abraham 2. The Use of Linguistic and Ethnographic Data in the Study of
Idoma and Yoruba History R. G Armstrong 3. The Historical Uses of
Comparative Ethnography with Special Reference to Benin and the Yoruba R.
E. Bradbury 4. Traditions orales au Gabon H. Deschamps 6. The Mande and the
Akan Hinterland J. Goody 7. Mythes et idéologies dans le Rwanda anciet et
contemporain M. d'Hertefelt 8. Contibution à l'étude de l'histoire de la
région tchadienne et considérations sur la méthode J-P Lebeuf 9. Les
'fossiles directeurs' en archéologie ouest africaine R. Mauny 10.
Historical Evidence in Ga Religious Music J. H. K Nketia 11. Kingship and
Statelessness Among the Nilotes B. E. Ogot 12. Reflections on the sources
of Evidence for the Pre-Colonial History of East Africa R. A. Oliver 13. En
quête d'une chronologie ivoirienne M. Y. Person 14. The Beginnings of Hausa
Society, A. D. 1000-1500 M. G. Smith 15. De quelques attitudes africaines
en matèire d'histoire locale 16. The Use of Process Models in African
History J. Vansina 17. The Growth of the Akwapim State: A Study in the
Control of Evidence I. Wilks