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Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa : Reviving Interconnections for Sustainable Development /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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North West Region, Cameroon :
Langaa RPCIG,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Dedication ; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1
- Culture, Indigenous Knowledge, and Development in Africa: Exploring the Interconnections; Understanding culture; Indigenous knowledge; Development; The nexus between IK, culture and development: Where and when IKs are used for development?; Chapter 2
- Culture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa since colonialism: The silenced narrative; Background to the African cultures and IKs before colonialism: Why culture and IKs matter?
- 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.
- 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 Resilience of African Science; Understanding Technology; The integration of indigenous technology in development projects and education curricula in Africa; Some barriers to integrating indigenous technologies in development projects and education curricula in Africa.
- Chapter 5
- Leveraging Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century Africa: A Critical DialogueRethinking the epistemological divide between [Western] Scientific Knowledge (SK) and indigenous knowledge (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 Education in Africa; Indigenous knowledge (IK) in Africa: Institutionalisation and integration in education curricular.
- Integrating indigenous knowledge in Africa's formal education system: Potential for enhancing sustainable developmentNotes; Bibliography; Back cover.