The Struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization : A Case for Children�s Traditional Games in S /

This is a comprehensive study and erudite description of the struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization, using in particular eighty-four children's traditional games in south-eastern Zimbabwe. The book is an informative and interesting anthropological account of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mawere, Munyaradzi
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Oxford, Eng.?] : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, 2012
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ethnoscience > Africa.
Culture and globalization > Africa.
Globalization > Social aspects > Zimbabwe.
Games > Social aspects > Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Beneath African traditional culture
  • Children's traditional games as indigenous knowledge systems
  • Study area and research problem
  • Courtship/love games
  • Games that increase creativity, accuracy and motor skills
  • Games that teach endurance, determination and increase physical fitness
  • Name games/games to remember names
  • Games that teach vigilance, coordination and safety rules
  • Games that teach hygiene and ethics of care
  • Lullabies/soothing songs
  • Counting games
  • Swimming games
  • Seasonal games
  • Recreational and socialization games
  • Hunting games.

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