Catastrophe and Creation - The transformation of an African culture (Hardcover)

This book is an historical anthropological study of Congolese society (primarily the Lower Congo region) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its primary focus is the transition from a pre-colonial to a colonial order. The approach is "global anthropology" that seeks to understand social and cultural transformation as the historical product of global relations. Friedman demonstrates that much of "traditional" Congolese society and culture is a product of the transformation generated by integration of the region into the world system. He shows that phenomena that have been accepted as fixed cultural structure such as the kinship system, fetishism and cannibalism are historical products of a turbulent transition. The book combines structural analysis of social and cultural logics with a framework that stretches from the self to the global system to grasp the nature of social transformation.

General

Imprint:	Harwood-Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Anthropology and History
Release date:	1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	K. Elkholm Friedmann
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-3-7186-5186-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	3-7186-5186-6
Barcode:	9783718651863

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