Author: Paul SinclairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeologists
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Bassey Andah
Author: Paul SinclairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeologists
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
African Anthropologies
Author: Mwenda NtarangwiPublisher: Zed Books
ISBN: 9781842777633
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
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Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory
Author: Stephanie Wynne-JonesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317506839
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory explores the place of Africa in archaeological theory, and the place of theory in African archaeology. The centrality of Africa to global archaeological thinking is highlighted, with a particular focus on materiality and agency in contemporary interpretation. As a means to explore the nature of theory itself, the volume also addresses differences between how African models are used in western theoretical discourse and the use of that theory within Africa. Providing a key contribution to theoretical discourse through a focus on the context of theory-building, this volume explores how African modes of thought have shaped our approaches to a meaningful past outside of Africa. A timely intervention into archaeological thought, Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory deconstructs the conventional ways we approach the past, positioning the continent within a global theoretical discourse and blending Western and African scholarship. This volume will be a valuable resource for those interested in the archaeology of Africa, as well as providing fresh perspectives to those interested in archaeological theory more generally.
The State of West African Archaeology at the Close of the Twentieth Century
Author: V. Emenike ChikwenduPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeologists
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The African Book Publishing Record
Author: The Writers Directory
Author: A History of Egyptian Architecture
Author: Alexander BadawyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A Tribute to the Life and Work of Professor Bassey Wai Andah
Author: Thurstan ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeologists
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
African Cities Driving the NEPAD Initiative
Author: Publisher: UN-HABITAT
ISBN: 9789211319217
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) was conceived to address the current challenges facing the African continent. Issues such as the escalating poverty levels, underdevelopment and the continued marginalisation of Africa needed a new radical intervention, spearheaded by African leaders, to develop a new Vision that would guarantee Africa's Renewal. However, it has become self-evident that for NEPAD to succeed, it cannot afford to ignore the rapid rate of urbanization of Africa, and its impact on the quality of life of the urban poor. Over the recent years, UN-HABITAT has embarked on a lobbying campaign at all levels to promote this idea laying a particular emphasis on the role of African Mayors in this context. The NEPAD Cities Programme of UN-HABITAT is a major component of this campaign aiming to address the NEPAD objectives from a different perspective. It was formulated as a means of achieving a quick win for the NEPAD and ground its ideals to the community level through the municipalities and urban centres.
UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. VI, Abridged Edition
Author: J. F. Ade AjayiPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520067011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Volume VI of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and contains a comprehensive bibliography. Volume VI covers the period from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the onset of the European "scramble" for colonial territory in the 1880s. In spite of a growing European commercial, religious, and political presence during the first three quarters of the century, outside influences were felt indirectly by most African societies, and they made a number of culturally distinctive attempts to modernize, expand, and develop. These are detailed in four thematic chapters, twenty-three chapters detailing developments in specific areas, and two concluding chapters tracing the African diaspora and assessing the state of the Continent's political, economic, and cultural development on the eve of the European conquest.