Relationality and Resilience in a Not So Relational World? : Knowledge, Chivanhu and (de- )Coloniality in 21st Century Conflict-Torn Zimbabwe.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nhemachena, Artwell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2017.
Temas:
Resilience (Personality trait) > Zimbabwe > Manicaland Province.
Shona (African people) > Economic conditions.
Shona (African people) > Social conditions.
Shona (Peuple d'Afrique) > Conditions économiques.
Shona (Peuple d'Afrique) > Conditions sociales.
HISTORY > Africa > South > General.
HISTORY > Africa > South > Republic of South Africa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Economic history
Resilience (Personality trait)
Social conditions
Manicaland Province (Zimbabwe) > Economic conditions.
Manicaland Province (Zimbabwe) > Social conditions.
Zimbabwe > Manicaland Province
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abstract; Introduction and Background. On Matters of Violence, Ontologies and Resilience; The research site: contextualising matters of violence and resilience; Buhera and some issues in the broader Shona context; Chivanhu and modes of resilience; Aims and objectives; Theoretical/conceptual framework; Methodology; Participant observation; Sampling and unstructured interviews; Other sources of data; Ethics; Chapter outlines; Chapter One
  • Resilience or Sacrifice? Droughts and Knowledge Translation.
  • The worlds, entities and knowledge practices related to droughts and rainsConclusion; Chapter Two
  • The Mhepo, Mweya and Ruzivo: Knowing, Sensing and Resilience; Brief notes on violence and matters of knowledge; Prophesy, dreaming and divination; Knowledge and witchcraft-related violence; Ruzivo and resilience; Chapter Three
  • Ethics Beyond Bodies? Ukama, Violence and Resilience; Brief notes on politics of violence and the violence of politics; Ukama, mhepo and mweya; Ukama and the coloniality of violence; A return to some key issues.
  • Chapter Four
  • On Economies of Kutenda: Agency, Action and Resilience Against Economic AdversitiesA brief look at economic challenges; Agency, action and openness? resilience in everyday life economies; Kutenda; Chapter Five
  • Sensing Presences? Health, Illness and Resilience; Some brief notes on health and resilience; The manifestations, comings and goings of everyday life; A return to a few key issues about presences and absences; Conclusion; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Back cover.

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