Description: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development in Africa, Hardcover by Oloruntoba, Samuel Ojo (EDT); Afolayan, Adeshina (EDT); Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke (EDT), ISBN 3030343030, ISBN-13 9783030343033, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This edited volume analyzes African knowledge production and alternative development paths of the region. The contributors demonstrate ways in which African-centered knowledge refutes stereotypes depicted by Euro-centric scholars and, overall, examine indigenous African contributions in global knowledge production and development. The project provides historical and contemporary evidences that challenge the dominance of Euro-centric knowledge, particularly, about Africa, across various disciplines. Each chapter engages with existing scholarship and extends it by emphasizing on Indigenous knowledge systems in addition to future indicators of African knowledge production.
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Book Title: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development in Africa
Number of Pages: Xxi, 337 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2020
Topic: Developing & Emerging Countries, International Relations / General, World / African
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Author: Adeshina Afolayan
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover