Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa : Reviving Interconnections for Sustainable Development /

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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 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: North West Region, Cameroon : Langaa RPCIG, 2014.
Temas:
Democratization > Ghana.
Indigenous peoples > Ghana.
Démocratisation > Ghāna.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Democratization
Economic policy
Indigenous peoples
Ghana > Economic policy.
Ghana
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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-economic, political, health, and environmental problems, and to respond to the development needs of Africans. Yet with the advent of colonialism and Western scientism, these African cultures, knowledges, and technologies have been despised and relegated to the periphery, to the detriment of the self-rel.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (186 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789956791453
9956791458
9956791911
9789956791910

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