Employing an innovative methodological toolkit, Doing Conceptual History in Africa provides a refreshingly broad and interdisciplinary approach to African historical studies. The studies assembled here focus on the complex role of language in Africa's historical development, with a particular emphasis on pragmatics and semantics. From precolonial dynamics of wealth and poverty to the conceptual foundations of nationalist movements, each contribution strikes a balance… (more)
Publisher: Berghahn Books (May 23, 2016)
Collection: Making Sense of History
Format: EPUB
Page count: 258 pages
Protection: DRM
Language: English