LEADER 02425nam 22005173a 450 001 9910282224203321 005 20250203235519.0 010 $a9789054481591 035 $a(CKB)4100000005679640 035 $a(OAPEN)1000323 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35795 035 $a(ScCtBLL)8d771548-c605-47a0-9b53-ee69e332585f 035 $a(OCoLC)1154219376 035 $a(oapen)doab35795 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005679640 100 $a20250203i20172020 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $auuuuu---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aMagnifying perspectives$fIva Pe?a$hVolume 26.0 210 $cAfrican Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL)$d2017 210 1$a[s.l.] :$cAfrican Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL),$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (360) 225 1 $aASC Occasional Publication 311 08$a9789054481591 311 08$a9054481595 330 $aMagnifying Perspectives is a festschrift for Robert Ross, Emeritus Professor of African History at Leiden University. The contributions have been written by the students and colleagues of Robert Ross, reflecting his broad-ranging thematic and geographical research interests. Individual chapters cover topics such as slavery, gender and gossip, but also reflect an eye for detail in narrating about mosquitoes, semaphores and pineapples. Big themes such as race and imperialism are tackled by paying attention to language, material objects and the powerful role of individuals in shaping history. Contributions on all parts of the African continent, from Nigeria and Mali to Angola and South Africa, as well as Britain and Australia are included. This book attempts to do justice to the unique approach to African history which Robert Ross advocated, an approach which emphasises the complexity and dignity of human nature by placing it at the centre of historical writing. 606 $aHistory$2bicssc 610 $aAfrican history 610 $ahistory 610 $aindividual 610 $aBourgeoisie 610 $aCape Town 610 $aMissionary 610 $aPineapple 610 $aSouth Africa 615 7$aHistory 700 $aPes?a$b Iva$0946174 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910282224203321 996 $aMagnifying perspectives$93024529 997 $aUNINA