Reclaiming the human sciences and humanities through African perspectives

by Anyidoho, Kofi Lauer, Helen

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Title Statements

Full title :Reclaiming the human sciences and humanities through African perspectives / editors: Helen Lauer and Kofi Anyidoho.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Sub-Saharan Publishers
Place of Publication:Accra, Ghana
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (2 volumes (lxxii, 1608 pages)) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9988647123, 9789988647124
oclc:ocn798210564
LC Classification:H85
Dewey Decimal:300.96

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Overview -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors to Volume One -- Section One -- Chapter One -- SOCIAL SCIENCE AS IMPERIALISM -- General Problems of Methodological and Ideological Bias in Western Social Science -- Equation of ideal to reality -- The capitalist bias -- Social science as imperialism -- The technical sense of imperialism -- Political science -- Economics -- Sociology -- Nineteenth century origins of developmental categories

Individualism and capitalist valuesChapter Two -- NATIONALISING AFRICA, CULTURALISING THE WEST, AND REFORMULATING THE HUMANITIES IN AFRICA -- Humanities and social consent -- The search for Africana -- Anthropologising the West -- The perils of modernity -- Action time -- Re-inhabiting the universities -- Chapter Three -- GLOBALISATION AND THE AFRICAN SCHOLAR -- Power base -- The politics of mainstream -- Languages -- Editorial segregation -- Culture and scholarship -- Imitative agenda -- Access and local knowledge -- Indigenous consciousness

How intellectual?A politicianâ€?s vision -- Laments of tradition bearers -- Alienation as tragedy -- Orality and writing --…

Subjects

Africa Africa -- Civilization Africa -- Colonial influence Africa -- Intellectual life Africains Africans Afrique -- Influence coloniale Afrique -- Vie intellectuelle Civilization Colonial influence Humanities Humanities -- Africa Intellectual life National characteristics, African Sciences sociales -- Afrique Social sciences Social sciences -- Africa