The underneath of things : violence, history, and the everyday in Sierra Leone / [electronic resource]
Ferme, Mariane C.(Mariane Conchita),1959-
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2001.
In this ethnography, Mariane Ferme explores the links between a violent historical and political legacy, and the production of secrecy in everyday material culture. The focus is on Mende-speaking southeastern Sierra Leone and the surrounding region. The book documents the rural impact of the progressive collapse of the Sierra Leonean state in the past several decades, and seeks to understand how an even earlier history is reinscribed in the present.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-280) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
In this ethnography, Mariane Ferme explores the links between a violent historical and political legacy, and the production of secrecy in everyday material culture. The focus is on Mende-speaking southeastern Sierra Leone and the surrounding region. The book documents the rural impact of the progressive collapse of the Sierra Leonean state in the past several decades, and seeks to understand how an even earlier history is reinscribed in the present.
Description based on print version record.
Mende (African people)
Mende (African people)
Sex role
Landscape assessment
History & Archaeology
Regions & Countries - Africa