Sources And Methods In African History: Spoken, Written, Unearthed - Couverture souple

Livre 12 sur 94: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
 
9781580461405: Sources And Methods In African History: Spoken, Written, Unearthed
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ISBN 10 : 1580461409 ISBN 13 : 9781580461405
Editeur : University of Rochester Press, 2004

Synopsis

Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing. This book is both a snapshot of current academic practice and an attempt to sort through some of the problems scholars face within this unfolding web of sources and methods. The book is divided into five sections, each of which begins with a short introduction by a distinguished Africanist scholar. The first section deals with archaeological contributions to historical research. The second section examines the methodologies involved in deciphering historically accurate African ethnic identities from the records of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The third section mines old documentary sources for new historical perspectives. The fourth section deals with the method most often associated with African historians, that of drawing historical data from oral tradition. The fifth section is devoted to essays that present innovative sources and methods for African historical research. Together, the essays in this cutting-edge volume represent the current state of the art in African historical research. Toyin Falola is the Francis Nalle Higgenbothom Centennial Professor of History and Distinuished Teaching at the University of Texas at Austin. Christian Jennings is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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À propos de l?auteur

TOYIN FALOLA is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

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Éditeur
University of Rochester Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1580461409
ISBN 13 
9781580461405
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
432
Éditeur
Falola Professor Toyin, Jennings Christian
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781580461344: Sources and Methods in African History: Spoken, Written, Unearthed

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ISBN 10 :  1580461344 ISBN 13 :  9781580461344
Editeur : University of Rochester Press, 2003
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