Rethinking age in Africa : colonial, post-colonial, and contemporary interpretations of cultural representations / edited By Mario I. Aguilar.
| Other author | Aguilar, Mario I. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, ©2007. |
| Description | x, 322 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: The present and the past of age notions within historical anthropology : the status quaestionis / Mario I. Aguilar -- Where one sleeps matters : Fipa markers of cultural growth in Tanzania / Kathleen R. Smythe -- Mobility and discipline : colonial age discourse in Tanzania / Thomas Burgess -- 'Have you heard the words of the elders?' : senior Bamana women's adaptations to culture change in rural Mali / Julianne E. Freeman -- Gender, age and power : hierarchy and liminality among Abaluyia women of Kenya / Maria G. Cattell -- 'Treat your elders with kindness and respect' : cultural constructions of age among middle class Cairene Egyptians / Bahira Sherif -- Perceptions of age : conviction, contest and controversy in Sidama / Seyoum Hameso -- Changing roles of the Igbo elderly : a response to Nigerian modernization / Stella Herzog -- Ancestrality and age conflicts in Black- African societies / Theophilos Rifiotis -- Genealogy and the artist's archive : strategies of autobiography and documentation in the work of a South African artist / Jennifer Law -- Age, art and cosmology : narratives of self and society in the work of Cuthy Mede / Laurel Birch de Aguilar -- Rethinking age and the culture of the young pastoralist in Garba Tulla, Kenya / Mario I. Aguilar. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006014904 |
| ISBN | 1592214940 (hard cover) |
| ISBN | 1592214959 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1592214967 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN645 .R48 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |