| African Virtues in the Pursuit of Conviviality: Exploring Local Solutions in Light of Global Prescriptions Contributor(s): Gebre, Yntiso (Editor), Ohta, Itaru (Editor), Matsuda, Motoji (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9956764175 ISBN-13: 9789956764174 Publisher: African Books Collective OUR PRICE: $50.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Black Studies (global) |
| Series: African Potentials |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.36 lbs) 466 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: African societies have rich histories, cultural heritages, knowledge systems, philosophies, and institutions that they have shaped and reshaped through history. However, the continent has been repeatedly portrayed negatively as plagued by multitudinous troubles: famine, conflict, coup, massacres, corruption, disease, illiteracy, refugees, failed state, etc. Even worse, Africans are often viewed as incapable of addressing their problems on their own. Based on such erroneous perspectives and paternalism, exogenous solutions are prescribed, out of context, for African problems. This book sheds light on the positive aspects of African reality under the key concept of 'African potentials'. It is the product of sustained consultation over a five-year period between seasoned African and Japanese anthropologists, sociologists and scholars in other areas of African studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gebre, Yntiso: - Yntiso Gebre, Professor, Department of Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University.Ohta, Itaru: - Itaru Ohta, Professor, Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University.Matsuda, Motoji: - Motoji Matsuda, Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. |