Postcolonial Subjectivities in Africa by Richard Werbner
Blends personal, political and existential dimensions in detailed evocations of the ambitions and vulnerabilities of contemporary Africans.
'An inspirational collection of themes and methods for future researchers in Africa' Richard Fardon, SOAS, University of London 'A lively collection of essays on a topic that could hardly be more timely or challenging. It will be widely read and discussed, and will help scholars in several disciplines to understand questions of consciousness and identity in contemporary Africa.' James Ferguson, University of California, Irvine
Richard Werbner is professor of African Anthropology and Director of the International Centre for Contemporary Cultural Research (ICCR) at the University of Manchester. Among his books are Ritual Passage, Sacred Journey (1989), and Tears of the Dead (1991), for which he received the Amaury Talbot Prize of the Royal Anthropological Institute. He is coeditor-in-chief of Social Analysis and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Southern African Studies, Cultural Dynamics, Journal of Legal Pluralism, and Journal of Religion in Africa. He is also series editor of Postcolonial Encounters, a Zed Books series in association with the ICCR, Universities of Manchester and Keele. His distinguished career has included visiting appointments at a number of universities in Africa and North America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856499552 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856499553 |
| Title | Postcolonial Subjectivities in Africa |
| Author | Richard Werbner |
| Series | Postcolonial Encounters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2002-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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