A01=V.Y. Mudimbe
Africa
Author_V.Y. Mudimbe
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conflicting knowledge systems
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Western conception
Product details
- ISBN 9780852552346
- Weight: 398g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 1995
- Publisher: James Currey
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A sequel to The Invention of Africa (joint winner of the 1989 Herskovits prize)
As its author Professor Mudimbe says: '...this book presents journeys into the multifaceted "idea" of Africa. As approached and circumscribed here, this idea is a product of the West and was conceived and conveyed through conflicting systems of knowledge.
North America: Indiana U Press
