Critical terms for the study of Africa / edited by Gaurav Desai, Adeline Masquelier.

For far too long, the Western world viewed Africa as unmappable terrain - a repository for outsiders' wildest imaginings. This problematic notion has had lingering effects not only on popular impressions of the region but also on the development of the academic study of Africa. Critical Terms for th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Desai, Gaurav Gajanan (Editor)
Masquelier, Adeline Marie, 1960- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Africa.
HISTORY / Africa / General.
Physical Description:410 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction / Adeline Masquelier and Gaurav Desai
  • Africa/African / Jemima Pierre
  • Belonging / Peter Geschiere
  • Bondage / Gwyn Campbell
  • Citizenship / Francis B. Nyamnjoh
  • Colonialism / John L. Comaroff and Jean Comaroff
  • Design / Suzanne Preston Blier
  • Environment / Maano Ramutsindela
  • Evidence / Luise White
  • Gender and sexuality / Marc Epprecht
  • Governance / Brenda Chalfin and Omolade Adunbi
  • Health / Susan Reynolds Whyte
  • Humanitarianism / Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf
  • Labor / Jane Guyer
  • Liberation / Elisabeth McMahon
  • Mobility / Patrick Manning
  • Modernity / Simon Gikandi
  • Narrative / Stephanie Newell
  • Performance / Tsitsi Jaji
  • Population / Deborah Durham
  • Spirit / Matthew Engelke
  • Theory / Joseph Slaughter and Jennifer Wenzel
  • Value / Leonard Wantchekon and Paul-Aarons Ngomo
  • Vernacular / Derek R. Peterson
  • Violence / Kamari M. Clarke
  • Witchcraft / Adam Ashforth.