Knowledge production in and on Africa /
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| Imprint: | Wien : LIT, [2016] |
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| Description: | 289 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Afrikanische Studien = African studies ; Band/volume 56 Afrikanische Studien (Münster in Westfalen, Germany) ; Bd. 56. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11012975 |
| Summary: | Knowledge Production In and On Africa presents a broad and multi-dimensional perspective on the topic of knowledge production in and of Africa, and it seeks to change post-imperial patterns. This endeavour reflects the concern that in our globalised world, Africa is misrepresented twice: by the ways knowledge about it is selected by gatekeepers of knowledge, and by deliberate suppression of knowledge on Africa. The contributions to this volume address diverse aspects of knowledge production: they examine the existing knowledge-producing frontiers in Africa; they challenge methodological and theoretical universalisms in social science scholarship on the African continent; and they look into the interface between the indigenous and modern knowledge systems and the role of African epistemologies and intellectuals in the production of knowledge. (Series: African Studies / Afrikanische Studien, Vol. 56) [Subject: African Studies, Sociology] |
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| Physical Description: | 289 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 3643907982 9783643907981 |