Mennonites and Post-Colonial African Studies

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Janzen, John M. , Miller, Harold F. , Yoder, John C. 저자(글)

Routledge · 2023년 05월 31일

책 소개

This book examines the evolution of post-colonial African Studies through the eyes of Africanists from the Anabaptist (Mennonite and Church of the Brethren) community, providing a glimpse into the intellectual and cultural perspectives that shaped the work of Africanist scholars and practitioners in the post-colonial period.

작가정보

저자(글) Janzen, John M.

저자(글) Miller, Harold F.

저자(글) Yoder, John C.

목차

• Foreword Aliko Songolo Introduction John M. Janzen, Harold F. Miller, and John C. Yoder Part One: Pioneers Chapter 1: Donald Jacobs?Missionary, Anthropologist, Church Leader, John C. Yoder Chapter 2: Melvin Loewen?Missionary, Educator, Banker to the World, John C. Yoder Chapter 3: David W. Shenk?Missionary, Professor, "Saved One," Friend of Muslims John C. Yoder Part Two: Professors Chapter 4: The Road to Ghardaia: Investigating a Community Deep in the Sahara Leads to the Study of Global History, Donald C. Holsinger Chapter 5: The Anthropology of Health and Healing in Africa John M. Janzen Chapter 6: Encountering and Demythologizing Africa, Curtis A. Keim Chapter 7: A Career in the Literature and Folklore of Africa, Karen R. Keim Chapter 8: From Chipembi, Zambia to Michigan State University: Reflections of a Mennonite Africanist Educator, John D. Metzler Chapter 9: The Economics of Development, E. Wayne Nafziger and John C. Yoder Chapter 10: Mary K. Oyer and David A. Shank?Recognizing and Embracing African Aesthetic and Spiritual Canons, James R. Krabill Chapter 11: Saed Sheikh Samatar and Lydia Glick Samatar?Love, Poetry, and History in the Horn of Africa Lydia Glick Samatar, Jonathan Lurie, Peter B. Golden, and David D. Laitin Chapter 12: Historical and Political Perspectives on African Culture, John C. Yoder Chapter 13: How Africa and the Mennonite Central Committee Touched My Life, Lauren W. Yoder Part Three: Practitioners Chapter 14: Establishing Private-Public Partnerships to Improve Health Services in Africa, Franklin C. Baer Chapter 15: We Live to Serve Others with a Holistic Touch, Musuto Mutaragara Chirangi Chapter 16: Combatting Malaria and Sleeping Sickness by Building Entomological Research Capacity in Africa, David L. Denlinger Chapter 17: Africa: A Transformative Place, D. Merrill Ewert Chapter 18: Learning from Africa: An Educator/Administrator?s Post-Colonial Pilgrimage, Ronald J. R. Mathies Chapter 19: Three Anthills, and the Pot will Catch the Fire: Fremont and Sara Regier?s Lifelong Calling to Service in Africa, Sara M. Regier Chapter 20: Working as an Applied Anthropologist in Public Health, P. Stanley Yoder Part Four: Observations from Outside Chapter 21: Mennonites, Jews, and the Historical Roots of an Africanist Ethos, Steven M. Feierman Chapter 22: Perspectives on Afro-pessimism, Afro-optimism, and African Culture, Paul Gifford Chapter 23: Reckoning with Colonialism and Mennonite Service: Reflections on Race, Class, Gender, and Power in Africa, Emily Welty

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ISBN	9780367527693 ( 0367527693 )
발행(출시)일자	2023년 05월 31일
쪽수	298쪽
크기	234 * 234 * 17 mm / 444 g
언어	영어