African Political Systems Revisited
Reexamining a classical work of social anthropology, African Political Systems (1940), edited by Fortes and Evans-Pritchard, this book looks at the colonial and academic context from which the work arose, as well as its reception and its subject matter. It examines how the work can aid in the analysis of current politics in Africa.
This book critically reflects upon the history of anthropology. It also contributes to a political anthropology that is aware of its antecedents, self-reflexive as a discipline, conscious of pitfalls and biases, and able to locate itself in its academic, social, and political environment.
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Reexamining a classical work of social anthropology, African Political Systems (1940), edited by Fortes and Evans-Pritchard, this book looks at the colonial and academic context from which the work arose, as well as its reception and its subject matter. It examines how the work can aid in the analysis of current politics in Africa.
This book critically reflects upon the history of anthropology. It also contributes to a political anthropology that is aware of its antecedents, self-reflexive as a discipline, conscious of pitfalls and biases, and able to locate itself in its academic, social, and political environment.
