The individual in African history : the importance of biography in African historical studies / edited by Klaas van Walraven.
"This volume investigates the development of biographical study in African history and historiography. Consisting of 10 case studies, it is preceded by an introductory prologue, which deals with the relationship between historiography and different forms of biographical study in the context of...
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| Other title: | Importance of biography in African historical studies. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2020]
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| Series: | African dynamics ;
17. |
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| Summary: | "This volume investigates the development of biographical study in African history and historiography. Consisting of 10 case studies, it is preceded by an introductory prologue, which deals with the relationship between historiography and different forms of biographical study in the context of Western history-writing but especially African (historical and anthropological) studies. The first three case studies deal with the methodological insights of biographical studies for African history. This is followed by three case studies dealing with personas living through fundamental societal transitions, and four case studies focusing on the discursive dimensions of biographical subjects (including religion, cosmology and ideology). Countries or regions discussed include South Africa, Zambia, Gold Coast, Cameroon, Tanganyika, Congo-Kinshasa and the Central African Republic in colonial times. Contributors are Lindie Koorts, Elena Moore, Iva Peša, Paul Glen Grant, Jacqueline de Vries, Duncan Money, Morgan Robinson, Eve Wong, Klaas van Walraven, Erik Kennes."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004407824 9004407820 9789004407817 9004407812 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 21, 2020) |