
African Perspectives
Papers in the History, Politics and Economics of Africa Presented to Thomas Hodgkin
Cambridge University Press
Published on 18. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-521-10199-8 (ISBN)
Description
Scholars from all over the world contributed to the Festschrift volumes presented as a tribute to Thomas Hodgkin on his sixtieth birthday. This book contains a selection from those contributions, reflecting the wide scope of Hodgkin's own interests, work and influence in the field of African and Tiers Monde studies. All the contributions represent original and previously unpublished work in the fields of African history, Islamic studies and the sociology of religion, and also of contemporary political and economic studies. They are particularly concerned to examine questions of a general and theoretical importance, often by means of detailed case studies. Among the countries thus discussed are Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Guine Bissao, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Gambia - and, as part of the African diaspora, Jamaica. Fittingly, these essays share one of the main features which have distinguished Thomas Hodgkin's own work - they take a critically evaluative view of some of the established interpretations and conventional wisdoms surrounding their subjects. This book will provide an introduction in depth to the whole field of African studies as well as being essential material for specialists in many disciplines.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-10199-8 (9780521101998)
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Christopher Allen | R. W. Johnson
African Perspectives
Papers in the History, Politics and Economics of Africa Presented to Thomas Hodgkin
Book
12/1970
Cambridge University Press
€16.06
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Previous edition
Christopher Allen | R. W. Johnson
African Perspectives
Papers in the History, Politics and Economics of Africa Presented to Thomas Hodgkin
Book
12/1970
Cambridge University Press
€16.06
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Content
1. Historical Perspectives; 2. Political and Economic Perspectives.