The word dyula means ???trader??? in the Manding language. It is also the name of certain Manding-speaking ethnic minorities in parts of northern Ivory Coast, who, for centuries before the advent of colonial rule, enjoyed a virtual trading monopoly over the local region. In the first part of this book Robert Launay describes two Dyula communities prior to the twentieth-century colonial period: he discusses the regional symbiosis between Dyula traders and Senufo farmers; the organization of Dyula activity; and the division of the communities into relatively small clan wards with high rates of...
The word dyula means ???trader??? in the Manding language. It is also the name of certain Manding-speaking ethnic minorities in parts of northern Ivor...
Foundations of Anthropological Theory presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad range of anthropological thought on human behavior, from Herodotus and Ibn Battuta to Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson.
Enables the reader to situate the modern discipline of anthropology within the larger context of intellectual history
Features key texts from the ancient and medieval worlds through to the Enlightenment
Considers the presumptive rights of Europeans to judge the inherent moral worth of non-Western civilizations
Provides fascinating insights...
Foundations of Anthropological Theory presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad range of anthropological thought on human behavi...
Writing boards and blackboards are emblematic of two radically different styles of education in Islam. The essays in this lively volume address various aspects of the expanding and evolving range of educational choices available to Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa. Contributors from the United States, Europe, and Africa evaluate classical Islamic education in Africa from colonial times to the present, including changes in pedagogical methods--from sitting to standing, from individual to collective learning, from recitation to analysis. Also discussed are the differences between British,...
Writing boards and blackboards are emblematic of two radically different styles of education in Islam. The essays in this lively volume address var...
Writing boards and blackboards are emblematic of two radically different styles of education in Islam. The essays in this lively volume address various aspects of the expanding and evolving range of educational choices available to Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa. Contributors from the United States, Europe, and Africa evaluate classical Islamic education in Africa from colonial times to the present, including changes in pedagogical methods--from sitting to standing, from individual to collective learning, from recitation to analysis. Also discussed are the differences between British,...
Writing boards and blackboards are emblematic of two radically different styles of education in Islam. The essays in this lively volume address var...
