Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa. Reviving Interconnections for Sustainable Development
The continent of Africa is richly endowed with diverse cultures, a body of indigenous knowledge and technologies. These bodies of knowledge and technologies that are indeed embodied in the diverse African cultures are as old as humankind. From time immemorial, they have been used to solve socio-economic, political, health, and environmental problems, and to respond to the development needs of Africans. Yet with the advent of colonialism and Western scientism, these African cultures, knowledges, and technologies have been despised and relegated to the periphery, to the detriment of the self-reliant development of Africans. It is out of this ob…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-9956-791-91-0
- EAN: 9789956791910
- Produktnummer: 36096069
- Verlag: Langaa Rpcig
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 184 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D1.0 cm 204 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 204
Über den Autor
Munyaradzi Mawere is a Professor of African Studies in the School of Culture and Heritage Studies at Great Zimbabwe University
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