| A Green Place, a Good Place: Agrarian Change and Social Identity in the Great Lakes Region to the 15th Century Contributor(s): Schoenbrun, David L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0325000409 ISBN-13: 9780325000404 Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1998 * Out of Print * Annotation: In A Green Place, A Good Place, David Schoenbrun depicts a complex dynamic of historical transformation characterized by the interplay of environmental, social, and philosophical change. This interplay of historical forces developed around an enormously varied tapestry of forms of power which Great Lakes peoples understood to work in their world. Schoenbrun elegantly weaves the diverse methodologies of historical and comparative linguistics, and comparative ethnography and archaeology, into a broadly conceived social history of interlacustrine peoples' ideas about health, politics, gender, and social life. This book suggests new ways to compose histories of societies for which there exist no written records, oral traditions, or conscious memories. Schoenbrun's research strategy demonstrates his extraordinary capacity to recover the achievements of ancient Africans. His book will be required reading for Africanist scholars across disciplinary boundaries. Other scholars interested in the This book suggests new ways to compose histories of societies for which there exist no written records, oral traditions, or conscious memories. Schoenbrun's research strategy demonstrates his extraordinary capacity to recover the achievements of ancient Africans. His book will be required reading for Africanist scholars across disciplinary boundaries, but other scholars interested in the effectiveness of interdisciplinary research methodologies will find the book highly valuable as well. Click for more in this series: Social History of Africa (Paperback) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 967.600 |
| LCCN: DT16 |
| Age Level: 18-UP |
| Grade Level: 13-UP |
| Series: Social History of Africa (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.1" W x 9.16" L (0.99 lbs) 302 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Central Africa - Cultural Region - East Africa - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps |
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Contributor Bio(s): Schoenbrun, David L.: - David Lee Schoenbrun has been studying, writing, and teaching about African history for 20 years. A member of the History Department at the University of Georgia, he directed that university's African Studies Program in 1996-1997. |
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