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by Roy Richard Grinker (Editor); Stephen C. Lubkemann (Editor); Christopher B. Steiner (Editor)


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BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY

A Companion to the Anthropology of Africa

A Companion to the Anthropology of Africa is a collection of insightful essays covering key questions and critical research in the contemporary anthropology of Africa. Written and edited by a team of leading cultural anthropologists, it is a thorough introduction to a wide range of interdisciplinary topics such as public health, environmentalism, economic policy, gender and sexuality studies, decolonization and postcolonial experience, and humanitarian aid. The contributors trace the development of current anthropological debates about long-standing themes, including kinship, witchcraft, illness, and healing, that have come to be theorized in vastly different ways in recent years. Chapters on trauma, social justice, and the politics of representation, among others, focus on issues that became prominent in the aftermath of colonialism and independence. With broad representation of the diverse thinking and research in the study of African cultures today, A Companion to the Anthropology of Africa is an ideal resource for teaching and research in anthropology and related fields.

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  • Title A Companion to the Anthropology of Africa
  • Author Roy Richard Grinker (Editor); Stephen C. Lubkemann (Editor); Christopher B. Steiner (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 488
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9781119251484 / 1119251486
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.7 x 7 x 1.3 in (24.64 x 17.78 x 3.30 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Africa - Social life and customs, Ethnology - Africa
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018023894
  • Dewey Decimal Code 301.096

About the author

Roy Richard Grinker is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at the George Washington University, USA. He is Editor-in-Chief of Anthropological Quarterly and his past book publications include the co-edited Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation (Wiley Blackwell, 2010) and Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism (2007).

Stephen C. Lubkemann is a sociocultural anthropologist who has done extensive fieldwork in Mozambique, South Africa, Angola, and Liberia. He is Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at the George Washington University, USA. Past publications include Culture in Chaos: An Anthropology of the Social Condition in War (2008), the co-edited volume Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation (Wiley Blackwell, 2010), and the co-authored United States Institute of Peace report Looking for Justice: Liberian Experiences with and Perceptions of Local Justice Options (2009).

Christopher B. Steiner is the Lucy C. McDannel '22 Professor of Art History and Anthropology at Connecticut College, USA, where he also serves as Director of Museum Studies. Past book publications include African Art in Transit (1994), the co-edited Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation (Wiley Blackwell, 2010) and Africa in the Market: Twentieth-Century Art from the Amrad African Art Collection (2016).

Euclides Gonalves is a social anthropologist and Director at Kaleidoscopio - Research in Public Policy and Culture - in Maputo, Mozambique. He is also a research associate at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Gonalves has published on topics such as governance, bureaucratic processes, and political rituals in scholarly journals, including African Affairs, The Journal of Contemporary African Studies, and World Development.

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