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Culture, Indigenous knowledge and development in Africa : reviving interconnections for ...

The continent of Africa is richly endowed with diverse cultures, a body of Indigenous knowledge and technologies. These bodies of knowledge and technologies that are indeed embodied in the diverse African cultures are as old as humankind. From time immemorial, they have been used to solve socio-econ...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mawere, Munyaradzi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Langaa Rpcig, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Culture, Indigenous Knowledge, and Development in Africa: Exploring theInterconnections; Understanding culture; Indigenous knowledge; Development; The nexus between IK, culture and development: Whereand when IKs are used for development?; Chapter 2 -- Culture, Indigenous knowledge and development in Africa since colonialism: Thesilenced narrative; Background to the African cultures and IKs beforecolonialism: Why culture and IKs matter? 
505 8 |a Colonialism and how it impacted the African cultures, Indigenous knowledge and developmentWhat should the development community do about IK?; Chapter 3 -Indigenous Knowledge and Adaptation: Some Showcases from Africa; Indigenous knowledge exchange: Some steps to IK exchange; Case One; Case Two; Case Three; Case Four; Case Five; Case Six; Case Seven; Case Eight; Case Nine; Case Ten; Case Eleven; Case Twelve; Case Thirteen; Case Fourteen; Case Fifteen; Case Sixteen; Case Seventeen; Case Eighteen; Case Nineteen; Case Twenty; Case Twenty-One; Case Twenty-Two; Case Twenty-Three; Case Twenty-Four. 
505 8 |a Case Twenty-FiveCase Twenty-Six; Case Twenty-Seven; Case Twenty-eight; Case Twenty-nine; Case Thirty; Case Thirty-one; Case Thirty-two; Case Thirty-three; Lessons and concluding remarks; Chapter 4 -- Technological Knowledge as a Component of Indigenous Knowledge Systems: The Resilienceof African Science; Understanding Technology; The integration of Indigenous technology indevelopment projects and education curricula in Africa; Some barriers to integrating Indigenous technologies indevelopment projects and education curricula in Africa. 
505 8 |a Chapter 5 -- Leveraging Sustainable Development in theTwenty-First Century Africa: A Critical DialogueRethinking the epistemological divide between [Western] Scientific Knowledge (SK) and Indigenousknowledge (IK); Barriers to harnessing IK for development in Africa and beyond; Bridging the gap between different knowledges: towards sustainable dialogue between IK and SK; Chapter 6 -- Indigenous Knowledge, Culture and Educationin Africa; Indigenous knowledge (IK) in Africa: Institutionalisation and integration in educationcurricular. 
505 8 |a Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in Africa's formal education system: Potential for enhancing sustainable development Notes; Bibliography; Back cover. 
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