In pursuit of history : fieldwork in Africa

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In pursuit of history : fieldwork in Africa

edited by Carolyn Keyes Adenaike and Jan Vansina

（Social history of Africa）

Heinemann , J. Currey, c1996

  • : Heinemann : cloth
  • : Heinemann : paper
  • : J. Currey : cloth
  • : J. Currey : paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-155) and index

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: Heinemann : cloth ISBN 9780435089900

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A fascinating collection of ten papers on fieldwork in Africa-defined as a long stay in a single community-mostly from younger scholars who have conducted research within the past decade. Whereas the methods for using different kinds of sources for African history has been well studied in recent years, the input of field experience itself has been neglected, although it shapes the resulting historical writing in critical ways and often has a profound personal impact on the researcher. The accounts presented here cover a surprising range of issues, from practical questions of daily life (where to live, what to cook) to methodological concerns about what is true, and true for whom? The individual stories are both entertaining and instructive. One researcher had a newly laid roof stolen in the middle of the night, while another was shadowed by the security police. One woman was initiated into a secret society, while yet another faced a trial after having been accused of witchcraft. In her introduction, Carolyn Adenaike summarizes the particular challenges faced by recent history researchers in Africa. The epilogue by Jan Vansina-in many ways the pioneer of oral history methods-places the evolution of research practices in the broad context of European commercial expansion.
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: Heinemann : paper ISBN 9780435089924

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This chronicle shares the experiences of young scholars conducting historical field research in Africa. The ten papers field academic questions of methodology and relevancy, but are most interesting for their anecdotal descriptions of how each "student" lived.
Volume

: J. Currey : paper ISBN 9780852556269

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A collection of ten papers on the realities of fieldwork in Africa, mostly by young scholars who have conducted research within the last decade.
Volume

: J. Currey : cloth ISBN 9780852556764

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A collection of ten papers on the realities of fieldwork in Africa, mostly by young scholars who have conducted research within the last decade.

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