Africa and the Disciplines
The Contributions of Research in Africa to the Social Sciences and Humanities
270 pages, 6 x 9
©
1993
Paper $23.00
ISBN: 9780226039015
Published December 1993
Acknowledgments Introduction Robert H. Bates, V.Y. Mudimbe, and Jean O'Barr PART ONE: THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 1. Changing Perspectives on a Changing Africa: The Work of Anthropology Sally Falk Moore 2. Africa and the Study of Economics Paul Collier 3. The African Frontier for Political Science Richard L. Sklar PART TWO: THE HUMANITIES 4. The Impact of African Studies on Philosophy V.Y. Mudimbe and Kwame Anthony Appiah 5. Truth and Seeing: Magic, Custom, and Fetish in Art History Suzanne Preston Blier 6. African Histories and the Dissolution of World History Steven Feierman 7. Literary Studies and African Literature: The Challenge of Intercultural Literacy Christopher L. Miller Contributors Index
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