Sources And Methods In African History
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Sources And Methods In African History
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Author : Toyin Falola
language : en
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Release Date : 2004
Sources And Methods In African History written by Toyin Falola and has been published by University Rochester Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing. This book is both a snapshot of current academic practice and an attempt to sort throughsome of the problems scholars face within this unfolding web of sources and methods. The book is divided into five sections, each of which begins with a short introduction by a distinguished Africanist scholar. The first sectiondeals with archaeological contributions to historical research. The second section examines the methodologies involved in deciphering historically accurate African ethnic identities from the records of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The third section mines old documentary sources for new historical perspectives. The fourth section deals with the method most often associated with African historians, that of drawing historical data from oral tradition. Thefifth section is devoted to essays that present innovative sources and methods for African historical research. Together, the essays in this cutting-edge volume represent the current state of the art in African historical research. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Christian Jennings is a Doctoral Candidatein History at the University of Texas at Austin.
Sources And Methods In African History
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Author : Toyin Falola
language : en
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Release Date : 2003
Sources And Methods In African History written by Toyin Falola and has been published by University Rochester Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history.
Writing African History
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Author : John Edward Philips
language : en
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Release Date : 2006
Writing African History written by John Edward Philips and has been published by University Rochester Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
A comprehensive evaluation of how to read African history. Writing African History is an essential work for anyone who wants to write, or even seriously read, African history. It will replace Daniel McCall's classic Africa in Time Perspective as the introduction to African history for the next generation and as a reference for professional historians, interested readers, and anyone who wants to understand how African history is written. Africa in Time Perspective was written in the 1960s, when African history was a new field of research. This new book reflects the development of African history since then. It opens with a comprehensive introduction by Daniel McCall, followed by a chapter by the editor explainingwhat African history is [and is not] in the context of historical theory and the development of historical narrative, the humanities, and social sciences. The first half of the book focuses on sources of historical data while thesecond half examines different perspectives on history. The editor's final chapter explains how to combine various sorts of evidence into a coherent account of African history. Writing African History will become the most important guide to African history for the 21st century. Contributors: Bala Achi, Isaac Olawale Albert, Diedre L. Badéjo, Dorothea Bedigian, Barbara M. Cooper, Henry John Drewal, Christopher Ehret, Toyin Falola, David Henige, Joseph E. Holloway, John Hunwick, S. O. Y. Keita, William G. Martin, Daniel McCall, Susan Keech McIntosh, Donatien Dibwe Dia Mwembu, Kathleen Sheldon, John Thornton, and Masao Yoshida. John Edwards Philips is professor of international society, Hirosaki University, and author of Spurious Arabic: Hausa and Colonial Nigeria [Madison, University of Wisconsin African Studies Center, 2000].
African History A Very Short Introduction
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Author : John Parker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007-03-22
African History A Very Short Introduction written by John Parker and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-22 with History categories.
Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.
The Oxford Encyclopedia Of African Historiography
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Author : Thomas T. Spear
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Oxford Encyclopedia Of African Historiography written by Thomas T. Spear and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Africa categories.
The difficulties of exploring African history, especially for earlier periods, have spurred the development of a wide range of methodologies and approaches, such that Wyatt McGaffey once termed it 'the decathlon of the social sciences.' Historians have long utilized archaeology, ethnography, historical linguistics, and oral traditions, but are only beginning to explore the possibilities of genetics or many of the new techniques used by archaeology and other sciences. And as digital sources proliferate, so do the problems in using them. 'The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Historiography' discusses these sources and methods, and examines how these developments have influenced the scholarship that historians produce.
Doing Conceptual History In Africa
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Author : Axel Fleisch
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2016-05-15
Doing Conceptual History In Africa written by Axel Fleisch and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-15 with Foreign Language Study categories.
"This volume is the product of a series of collaborative meetings and workshops between 2010 and 2014."--Acknowledgements.
African History Through Sources Volume 1 Colonial Contexts And Everyday Experiences C 1850 1946
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Author : Nancy J. Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-16
African History Through Sources Volume 1 Colonial Contexts And Everyday Experiences C 1850 1946 written by Nancy J. Jacobs 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 2014-06-16 with History categories.
African History through Sources recounts the history of colonial Africa through more than 100 primary sources produced by a variety of actors: ordinary men and women, the educated elite, and colonial officials. Including official documents, as well as interviews, memoirs, lyrics, and photographs, the book balances coverage of the state and economy with attention to daily life, family life, and cultural change. Entries are drawn from all around sub-Saharan Africa, and many have been translated into English for the first time. Introductions to each source and chapter provide context and identify themes. African History through Sources allows readers to analyze change, understand perspectives, and imagine everyday life during an extraordinary time.
Unesco General History Of Africa Vol I Abridged Edition
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Author : Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1990
Unesco General History Of Africa Vol I Abridged Edition written by Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilization of Ancient Egypt, the history of Nubia, Ethiopia, North Africa and the Sahara, as well as of the other regions of the continent and its islands."--Publisher's description
Africa As Method
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Author : Uoldelul Chelati Dirar
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024
Africa As Method written by Uoldelul Chelati Dirar and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Africa categories.
Zusammenfassung: This methods handbook investigates the multiple sources and interdisciplinary methodologies employed by scholars working on Africa. It illuminates how scholars of Africa locate, select, interpret, and combine sources to reconstruct Africa's past. Each contributor presents a specific typology of source or body of sources. Focusing on specific case studies, the chapters offer a broad overview of the methods and sources employed by historians, anthropologists, linguists, and related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, working on Africa. The topics covered are diverse and include the significance of oral sources and how they relate to written sources; the perspectives provided by female writings on and from Africa; the relevance of Islamic court records for the study of Africa; the use of songs and poetry for the understanding of contemporary political protests; the employment of photographs and other visual sources for the study of the African past; how new sources or new interpretations of existing ones can provide different historical periodization; and finally, how biographies and autobiographies, including personal experiences with fieldwork in Africa, can contribute to shed light on Africa's past. The book is a valuable resource for graduate students and academics interested in doing research on Africa. It provides a sweeping but rich understanding of the methodologies in the field of African studies, and for historians in general. Ultimately, this book contends that the specific methodologies developed for the study of Africa are relevant not only for the understanding of the continent itself, but can also contribute significantly to the historical method more widely
Maji Maji
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Author : James Giblin
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010-05-01
Maji Maji written by James Giblin and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-01 with Social Science categories.
The Maji Maji war of 1905-07 in Tanzania was the largest African rebellion against European colonialism. This volume offers the fullest account of the war in the English language. Using oral accounts and little-used documentary evidence, contributors offer detailed histories of districts and localities as well as groups, such as African soldiers in the German army, elephant hunters and women, whose roles in war have been neglected. The contributors examine varieties of communication during wartime, including the circulation of rumor between Africans and Germans. They also offer new insight into the most famous aspect of the war – the use of medicine which was believed to provide invulnerability. The contributors are historians and an archaeologist recognized as authorities on Tanzanian history.