An interdisciplinary primer in African studies
By: edited by Ishmael I. Munene
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780739165973; 9780739165980; 9780739168875
Subjects: Politics and government; Social life and customs; Civilization; Economic conditions
Description: Many African studies scholars are caught by surprise at the superficial knowledge that students bring to their classrooms; it is a knowledge that has little analytical framework or historical context and is shaped by mass media and neighborhood folklore. Mitigating these effects requires access to a college-level introductory textbook on Africa covering a gamut of themes that are relevant today. This textbook does not romanticize Africa, but addresses the persistent stereotypes that characterize issues about the region. It offers a refreshing examination of African issues from an Afrocentric perspective. Its interdisciplinary nature covers perspective sin African studies, geographical discussions, religion and spirituality, psychology, government and public policy, development, and decision-making styles as they relate to Africa -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An outline geography of Africa / Iheanyi N. Osondu; title: Countering ethnocentrism in teaching the human geography of Africa / Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo; title: African religions and spirituality: the case of Okija shrine worship in eastern Nigeria / Ngozi Caleb Kamalu; title: African mathematics: from bones to computers / Mamokgethi Setati and Abdul Karim Bangura; title: African psychology: to be or not to be? / James T. Gire; title: Model of "governance management" in Africa: an integrated approach of blending modern management methods with Africa's cultural mores for greater institutional efficiency / Ngozi Caleb Kamalu; title: Grounded theory and African higher education transformation / Ishmael I. Munene; title: Rural development in the era of neoliberal hegemony: poststructuralist and postcolonial methodological critique and theoretical analysis / Ngozi Caleb Kamalu; title: Culture, communication, and socio-economic development in post-colonial Ghana / Ivor Agyeman-Duah; title: The African state, dialectics of African culture, and representative political organization: an Ubuntu/communal paradigm / Abdul Karim Bangura; title: The efficacies of decision making styles in the African-centric decision making process / Nabie Y. Conteh.