Death of a Discipline? Reflections on the History, State, and Future of Social Anthropology in Zimbabwe : Reflections on the History, State, and Future of Social Anthropology in Zimbabwe /

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This is a book on the state of social anthropology as an academic discipline in contemporary Zimbabwe. The authors are frustrated and disheartened by a problematic visibility and sluggish growth of the discipline in the country. The book makes an important claim that the future and vibrancy of anthr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Mawere, Munyaradzi (Author), Nhemachena, Artwell (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Study and teaching (Higher) > Zimbabwe.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Anthropology, society, and change in conversation
  • 2. Anthropology, Christianity, and the colonial project : a search for a humane anthropology in Zimbabwe
  • 3. Anthropology, politics and recognition : a disciplinary struggle
  • 4. Anthropology and the search for relevance
  • 5. Anthropology in Zimbabwe thirty-five years after independence
  • 6. Debunking the myths, resuscitating the discipline : the future of social anthropology in Zimbabwe
  • 7. Conclusion.

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