Ann Brower Stahl

Making History in Banda

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Produktbeschreibung

Stahl explores the theoretical and methodological issues confronting our understanding of Africa??'s past.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9780521801829
• ISBN-10: 0521801826
• Artikelnr.: 22725872

Autorenporträt

Ann B. Stahl is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of Plates
List of tables
Preface
1. Refracted visions of Africa's past
2. Envisioning Africa's lived past
3. The past in the present: history-making in Banda
4. The political-economic context
5. Local life in the context of the Niger trade c.1300-1700
6. The changing social fields of Banda villagers c.1725-1825
7. The changing social fields of Banda villagers c.1825-1925
8. Reflections: historical anthropology and the construction of Africa's past
Notes
References
Index.