African Anthropologies: History, Critique and Practice (Africa in the New Millennium)

Research And Teaching In Ethiopian Anthropology / Alula Pankhurst -- How Not To Ba A Government House Pet / David Mills -- Teaching Of Anthropology In Zimbabwe Over The Past Forty Years / Victor Ngonidzashe Muzvidziwa -- Practice Of Anthropology In Francophone Africa / Séverin Cécile Abega -- Forgetting Africa / Johannes Fabian -- But We Know It All / Christine Obbo -- African Pastoralism Through Anthropological Eyes / Mustafa Babiker -- Invisible Religion? / Robert Launay -- Anthropology In Post-colonial Africa / P.-j. Ezeh -- Reflections On The Challenges Of Teaching Anthropology To American Students In Post-colonial Kenya / Mwenda Ntarangwi -- Challenges And Prospects For Applied Anthropology In Kenya / Mary Amuyunzu-nyamongo -- Practising Anthropology At Home / W. Onyango-ouma. Edited By Mwenda Ntarangwi, David Mills, And Mustafa Babiker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This overview of the history, application and teaching of anthropology in post-colonial Africa shows how the continent's anthropologists are redefining the historical legacy of European and American disciplinary hegemony, and developing distinctively African contributions to anthropological theory and practice. The contributors illustrate the diverse national traditions of anthropological practice that have developed in sub-Saharan Africa since decolonisation and exemplify the diversity of professional work carried out by the discipline's practitioners. Their commitment to a common disciplinary identity demonstrates the place that exists for a critical anthropology that is reflective about both its potentials and limitations. Drawing on empirical and experiential material from the Horn, East and West Africa, this title presents an original overview of the challenges facing African anthropology and its future prospects past and present.' - Wendy James