UID:
almafu_9958353275102883
Umfang:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442657564
Serie:
Anthropological Horizons
Inhalt:
Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines ? from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology ? the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Maps, Tables, and Figures --
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Preface --
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Introduction: Colonialism as an Encounter between “the World on Paper” and the World of Experience --
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PART ONE. Ways of Appropriating the LoDagaa --
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Chapter One. Maps and Narratives --
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Chapter Two. Labor, Bodies, and Names --
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PART TWO. Political and Religious Ambiguities --
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Chapter Three. Rewriting the Past --
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Chapter Four. Reimagining God --
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PART THREE. The Colonization of Space --
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Chapter Five. Suppressing Knowledge --
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Chapter Six. Missionary Medicine and Colonial Money --
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PART FOUR. From Social Practice to Rhetoric --
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Chapter Seven. Women, Marriage, and Adultery --
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Chapter Eight. Postcolonial Litigation of Personal Identities --
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Conclusion: Writing, Blood, and the Politics of Legitimacy --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Backmatter
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.3138/9781442657564
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442657564
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442657564
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