Death of a discipline? : reflections on the history, state, and future of social anthropology in Zimbabwe /
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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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon :
Langaa RPCIG
2017.
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| Acesso em linha: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvh9vxj0 |
Sumário:
- 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.