African anthropology and the critique of power Werbner, Richard creator editor Werbner, Richard P. text bibliography enk London New York New York, NY Zed Books Distributed in the USA exclusively by St. Martin's Press 1998 monographic eng

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x, 236 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. Through theoretically informed anthropology, this book meets the need to rethink our understanding of the moral & political force of memory, its official/unofficial forms, & its moves from the personal & the social in postcolonial transformations. Beyond the grave / Filip De Boeck -- Death, memory and the politics of legitimation / Sharon Elaine Hutchinson -- Smoke from the barrel of a gun / Richard Werbner -- Uses of defeat / Jennifer Cole -- Systematic judicial and extra-judicial injustice / Sally Falk Moore -- Pentecostalism, cultural memory and the state / Rijk van Dijk -- Make a complete break with the past / Birgit Meyer -- Memory and becoming chosen other / Anthony Simpson. edited by Richard Werbner. Includes bibliographical references and index. Anthropology Africa Philosophy Memory Power (Social sciences) Africa Social psychology Africa Africa Politics and government Africa Social life and customs 301/.096 1856495914 1856495922 (pbk.) 98008150 980512 20181127183358.0 7316