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Africa in Contemporary Perspective : A Textbook for Undergraduate Students /
An important feature of Ghanaian tertiary education is the foundational African Studies Programme which was initiated in the early 1960s. Unfortunately hardly any readers exist which bring together a body of knowledge on the themes, issues and debates which inform and animate research and teaching i...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Legon-Accra, Ghana :
Sub Saharan Publishers,
2013.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF MAPS; LIST OF FIGURES; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; Institutional Foundations; Knowledge Production for Africa; Africa in Contemporary Perspective- Themes and Approaches; Resources for studying Africa; Conclusion; References; Endnotes; SECTION 1: AFRICA-GEOGRAPHY, POPULATION & LANGUAGE; CHAPTER 1. GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA; Introduction; Southern Africa; Eastern Africa; Central Africa; West Africa; North Africa; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 2. THE POPULATION OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; Introduction.
- Population Patterns and DynamicsPopulation, Environment and Development; Conclusion; References; Appendix; CHAPTER 3. LANGUAGE AND AFRICA; Language, Society, and Language in African Society; The Many Languages of Africa; The Languages of Africa: an Overview; African Multilingualism; Language, Writing and Education; References and Suggested Further Reading; SECTION 2: CULTURAL, SOCIAL & POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS; CHAPTER 4. GENDER AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA- AN INTRODUCTION; Introduction; What is Gender?; The Concept of Gender: 'Female Husbands' and Men who become Women.
- Historicising the Gender ParadigmWomen and Men in Africa; Leadership, Politics and Citizenship; Gender Issues in Contemporary Africa; References; Suggested Reading; Useful Internet Reference Sites; Endnotes; CHAPTER 5. AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORAS; The African Diaspora; The scale and extent of the trade; The Pan-African Movement; Negritude; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; Endnotes; CHAPTER 6. THE CULTURAL FRAMEWORK OF DEVELOPMENT; Introduction; Culture as an Artefact; Culture, Society and the Individual; Culture as a Legacy; Culture, Tradition and Modernity; Culture is Dynamic.
- Development and CultureThe Encompassing Character of Development; Culture, Development and Leadership; Culture, Development and Religious Beliefs; Culture, Development and Health; Culture, Development and Performance Arts; Culture, Development and Education; Culture, Development and Environments; The Outmoded; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; Endnotes; CHAPTER 7. AFRICAN WORLDVIEWS; Introduction; Signifcance of Worldviews; Religious worldviews; Viewing creation through myths; The Divinities; Ancestral Veneration; Moral Values; Conclusion; Suggested Reading; Endnotes.
- CHAPTER 8. ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICAIntroduction; History and Origins of Islam; Islam in West Africa; Islam in East and Central Africa; Christianity in Africa; The Encounter between Christianity and Traditional Culture; Conclusion; References; Endnotes; CHAPTER 9. TRADITIONAL AND MODERN LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA; Introduction; Defining leadership; Defining traditional leadership; Defining modern leadership; Features and role of traditional leadership in Africa; Features and role of modern leadership; Traditional and modern leadership compared.