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African Anthropologies: History, Critique and Practice (Africa in the New Millennium) Paperback – May 1, 2006
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- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherZed Books
- Publication dateMay 1, 2006
- Dimensions5.61 x 0.64 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101842777637
- ISBN-13978-1842777633
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“Here is a book teachers of African anthropology have been hoping for - an intervention that lays to rest the notion of anthropology as colonial science. Released from the "Africanist" confines, anthropology assumes its rightful place in the reflexive and engaged production of knowledge on and for Africa.” ―Harri Englund, University of Cambridge
“This book uses the "expansive moment" of African anthropology under late colonialism to re-explore the relationship between government and the discipline, pulling together three strands to the arguments: the historical identification of what specific anthropological endeavours actually did under colonial conditions; the complex relationships between anthropology and nationalism in Africa; and the exploration of what "practice" within national contexts in the present.” ―Jane Guyer, John Hopkins University
“This is a timely and extremely valuable contribution to the ongoing debate about the crisis of identity in anthropology, offering fresh and unique insights into the fundamental challenges facing African anthropology. The book focuses on the theoretical, epistemological and practical problems resulting from Africa's encounter with Euro-colonialism and addresses the difficulties, limitations, achievements and potential African anthropology - the "mother" of Africa studies - from the perspective of "insiders".” ―Maxwell Owusu, University of Michigan
“This is a fresh and important new overview of the place of anthropological research and practice in Africa, past and present.” ―Wendy James, University of Oxford
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- Publisher : Zed Books (May 1, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1842777637
- ISBN-13 : 978-1842777633
- Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.61 x 0.64 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,507,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,522 in General Anthropology
- #3,759 in African History (Books)
- #7,002 in Cultural Anthropology (Books)
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![Mwenda Ntarangwi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/no860rqf3vukn276vq22obmm4d._SY600_.jpg)
Mwenda Ntarangwi is a cultural anthropologist with an interest in symbolic and interpretive anthropology. He earned his BEd in language education and MA in Swahili Studies from Kenyatta University, Kenya and MA and PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mwenda's research is on popular cultural expressions, the practice and history of anthropology, and inter-cultural engagement. He is the author of, among other works, The Street is My Pulpit: Hip Hop and Christianity in Kenya (Illinois, 2016), Reversed Gaze: an African Ethnography of American Anthropology (Illinois, 2010), East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization (Illinois, 2009), Gender Identity and Performance: Understanding Swahili Cultural Realities Through Song (Africa World Press, 2003), editor of Jesus and Ubuntu: Exploring the Social Impact of Christianity in Africa (Africa World Press, 2011), and co-editor of African Anthropologies: History, Critique and Practice (Zed, 2006).
Mwenda has carried out research in the US, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Uganda and has traveled to Belgium, Botswana, Cameroon, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, England, Ethiopia, India, Mozambique, Norway, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Southern Sudan, and Zambia.
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