Honour In African History
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Honour In African History
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Author : John Iliffe
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005
Honour In African History written by John Iliffe and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
This is the first published account of the role played by ideas of honour in African history from the fourteenth century to the present day. It argues that appreciation of these ideas is essential to an understanding of past and present African behaviour. Before European conquest, many African men cultivated heroic honour, others admired the civic virtues of the patriarchal householder, and women honoured one another for industry, endurance, and devotion to their families. These values both conflicted and blended with Islamic and Christian teachings. Colonial conquest fragmented heroic cultures, but inherited ideas of honour found new expression in regimental loyalty, respectability, professionalism, working-class masculinity, the changing gender relationships of the colonial order, and the nationalist movements which overthrew that order. Today, the same inherited notions obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defence of dignity in the face of AIDS.
The Multi Disciplinary Approach To African History
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Author : Nkparom C. Ejituwu
language : en
Publisher: University of Port Harcourt
Release Date : 1998
The Multi Disciplinary Approach To African History written by Nkparom C. Ejituwu and has been published by University of Port Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Africa categories.
Sources And Methods For African History And Culture Essays In Honour Of Adam Jones
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Author : Geert Castryck
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-03-21
Sources And Methods For African History And Culture Essays In Honour Of Adam Jones written by Geert Castryck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-21 with Africa categories.
African Historiography
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Author : J. F. Ade Ajayi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
African Historiography written by J. F. Ade Ajayi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Africa categories.
The Politics Of Historical Memory And Commemoration In Africa
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Author : Cassandra Mark-Thiesen
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2022
The Politics Of Historical Memory And Commemoration In Africa written by Cassandra Mark-Thiesen and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with History categories.
Essays in Memory of Jan-Georg Deutsch The volume observes some of the principles that drove Prof. Jan-Georg Deutsch's research: highlighting present-day politics for the way they shape historical remembrance, learning from people on the ground through fieldwork and oral history, and bringing various parts of the African continent into discussion with one another. From Cape Town to Charlottesville, many societies are grappling with historical consciousness and the production of public memory. In particular, how and why societies remember and forget, what should serve as symbols of collective memory, and whether there exists space for multiple memory cultures are questions being vigorously debated once again. These discussions present particular challenges not only to official memory bound to ideological constructions of nationhood but also to the teaching of history and its links to social justice movements. The volume re-centres Africa and African history in memory studies, with each chapter drawing parallels to comparable cases in Africa and the world. An underlying assumption is that what can be learned from the politics of historical memory in Africa will have relevance for contemporary politics globally and for understanding how memories can be mobilised for political ends.
Prophets With Honour
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Author : Robert Edgar
language : en
Publisher: Raven Press (South Africa)
Release Date : 1987
Prophets With Honour written by Robert Edgar and has been published by Raven Press (South Africa) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
Fighting For Honor
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Author : M. Thomas J. Desch-Obi
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2008
Fighting For Honor written by M. Thomas J. Desch-Obi and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
The presence of African influence and tradition in the Americas has long been recognized in art, music, language, agriculture, and religion. T. J. Desch Obi explores another cultural continuity that is as old as eighteenth-century slave settlements in South America and as contemporary as hip-hop culture. In this thorough survey of the history of African martial arts techniques, Obi maps the translation of numerous physical combat techniques across three continents and several centuries to illustrate how these practices evolved over time and are still recognizable in American culture today. Some of these art traditions were part of African military training while others were for self-defense and spiritual discipline. Grounded in historical and cultural anthropological methodologies, Obi's investigation traces the influence of well-delineated African traditions on long-observed but misunderstood African and African American cultural activities in North America, Brazil, and the Caribbean. He links the Brazilian martial art capoeira to reports of slave activities recorded in colonial and antebellum North America. Likewise Obi connects images of the kalenda African stick-fighting techniques to the Haitian Revolution. Throughout the study Obi examines the ties between physical mastery of these arts and changing perceptions of honor. Including forty-five illustrations, this rich history of the arrival and dissemination of African martial arts in the Atlantic world offers a new vantage for furthering our understanding of the powerful influence of enslaved populations on our collective social history. T. J. Desch Obi received his doctorate in African history from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on historical ethnography, which he explores through the lens of African and African diaspora martial arts. He is currently an assistant professor of African and African diaspora history at the City University of New York's Baruch College.
A History Of African Societies To 1870
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Author : Elizabeth Isichei
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-04-13
A History Of African Societies To 1870 written by Elizabeth Isichei and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-13 with History categories.
This comprehensive and detailed exploration of the African past, from prehistory to approximately 1870, is intended to provide a fully up-to-date complement to the Cambridge History of Africa. Reflecting several emphases in recent scholarship, it focusses on the changing modes of production, on gender relations and on ecology, laying particular stress on viewing 'history from below'. A distinctive theme is to be found in its analyses of cognitive history. The work falls into three sections. The first comprises a historiographic analysis, and covers the period from the dawn of prehistory to the end of the Early Iron Age. The second and third sections are, for the most part, organised on regional lines; the second section ends in the sixteenth century; the third carries the story on to 1870. A second volume, now in preparation, will cover the period from 1870 to 1995. This book attempts a more rounded view of African history than most of the other textbooks on the subject addressed to a (largely) undergraduate level student. Earlier histories have tended to ignore some of the current foci in the scholarly literature on Africa, generally not reflected in the textbooks: these include discussions of topical issues like ecology and gender. Isichei's book is also more radical.
Landscapes Sources And Intellectual Projects Of The West African Past
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-08-13
Landscapes Sources And Intellectual Projects Of The West African Past written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-13 with History categories.
Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects of the West African Past outlines new directions in the historiography of West Africa. Its chapters explore new trends across regional and disciplinary fields with a focus on how political conjunctures influence source production and circulation.
People And Empires In African History
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Author : J. F. Ade Ajayi
language : en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date : 1992
People And Empires In African History written by J. F. Ade Ajayi and has been published by Longman Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
A collection of essays in honour of Michael Crowder, a prominent figure in the field of African studies, which aims to evoke the main aspects of Crowder's work, in particular the relationship between large-scale systems of rule and diverse populations.