Honour in African History
In Africa today, inherited conceptions of honor can obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defense of dignity in the face of AIDS. This account of the role of honor in African history from the fourteenth century to the present argues that it is essential to understanding past and present African behavior.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-521-83785-9
- EAN: 9780521837859
- Produktnummer: 1689443
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 430 S.
- Masse: H16.3 cm x B23.4 cm x D3.2 cm 688 g
- Abbildungen: 5 maps
- Gewicht: 688
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Über den Autor
John Iliffe is Professor of African History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College. He is the author of several book on Africa, including The African Poor: A History (Cambridge, 1987) and Africans: The History of a Continent (Cambridge, 1995). The African Poor was awarded the Herskovits Prize of the African Studies Association of the United States.
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