The anthropology of Africa : challenges for the 21st century / / edited by Paul Nchoji Nkwi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (656 p.) |
Disciplina | 301.096 |
Soggetto topico | Anthropology - Africa - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 9956-792-92-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents / Table des Matières; Introduction. The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century; Part I - Teaching Anthropology In the Decades ahead; 1. From Gateway to Gatekeeper: Anthropology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Abstract; Introduction; Anthropology as Foreign Agent; Between Universalism and Independence; Anthropology Today; Teaching and Learning Anthropology; Conclusion; References; 2. Anthropology at the University of Yaoundé: A Historical Overview: 1962-1999; Introduction; What is Anthropology?
The Creation and the Evolution of the University of YaoundéThe Status of Anthropology before the 1993 Reform; Profile of Staff of the Department of Sociology; The Teaching of Anthropology and 1993 University Reforms; Graduates in anthropology and the University of Yaoundé 1; Conclusion: Which Way Forward?; References; Part II - Health Challenges: HIV/AIDS Anthropological Perspectives; 3. From Research to Intervention: The Input of Anthropology in Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Program for Ethiopian Immigrant Adolescents in Israel; Introduction; Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Sexual Health EducationAids Prevention; Conclusion; References; 4. Genderisation of illnesses in Yoruba culture: implications for theory and method in Medical Anthropology; Abstract; Introduction; The Yoruba People; Method of Study; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 5. Whither the institution of widow inheritance in the era of HIV/AIDS? Tradition versus health; Abstract; Introduction: HIV/AIDS among the study population; The Luo family system provides fertile ground for inheriting widows; How widow inheritance could be a potential risk factor for HIV? Conceptual scenario in widow inheritance and HIV transmissionMethods; Data Collection; Results and Discussion; Whither the institution of inheritance?; Conclusion; References; 6. A Folk Model of Malaria Causation among the Abagusii of South-western Kenya: Implications for Malaria Treatment; Abstract; Introduction; Data and Methods; Findings and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 7. The social and cultural aspects of health care delivery: a case study of clients' perspectives on indigenous medicines in Yaoundé; Abstract; Methodology Of Study Vendors' and client's socio-demographic profileKnowledge of indigenous drugs; Cultural representations; Client's representation and motivations; Economic factors; The categorisation of diseases; Psychological factors and the impact of socialization; Socio-cultural considerations; The nutritional dimension of traditional medicine; The negative side effects of modern medicine; The influence of social tensions; Case Study; The Implications For Health Care Delivery In Africa; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Part III - NGOs: Use and Misuse of Anthropology 8. Focus on the World Bank Safeguard Policies and the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Projects |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464212903321 |
Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The anthropology of Africa : challenges for the 21st century / / edited by Paul Nchoji Nkwi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (656 p.) |
Disciplina | 301.096 |
Soggetto topico | Anthropology - Africa - History |
ISBN | 9956-792-92-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents / Table des Matières; Introduction. The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century; Part I - Teaching Anthropology In the Decades ahead; 1. From Gateway to Gatekeeper: Anthropology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Abstract; Introduction; Anthropology as Foreign Agent; Between Universalism and Independence; Anthropology Today; Teaching and Learning Anthropology; Conclusion; References; 2. Anthropology at the University of Yaoundé: A Historical Overview: 1962-1999; Introduction; What is Anthropology?
The Creation and the Evolution of the University of YaoundéThe Status of Anthropology before the 1993 Reform; Profile of Staff of the Department of Sociology; The Teaching of Anthropology and 1993 University Reforms; Graduates in anthropology and the University of Yaoundé 1; Conclusion: Which Way Forward?; References; Part II - Health Challenges: HIV/AIDS Anthropological Perspectives; 3. From Research to Intervention: The Input of Anthropology in Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Program for Ethiopian Immigrant Adolescents in Israel; Introduction; Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Sexual Health EducationAids Prevention; Conclusion; References; 4. Genderisation of illnesses in Yoruba culture: implications for theory and method in Medical Anthropology; Abstract; Introduction; The Yoruba People; Method of Study; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 5. Whither the institution of widow inheritance in the era of HIV/AIDS? Tradition versus health; Abstract; Introduction: HIV/AIDS among the study population; The Luo family system provides fertile ground for inheriting widows; How widow inheritance could be a potential risk factor for HIV? Conceptual scenario in widow inheritance and HIV transmissionMethods; Data Collection; Results and Discussion; Whither the institution of inheritance?; Conclusion; References; 6. A Folk Model of Malaria Causation among the Abagusii of South-western Kenya: Implications for Malaria Treatment; Abstract; Introduction; Data and Methods; Findings and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 7. The social and cultural aspects of health care delivery: a case study of clients' perspectives on indigenous medicines in Yaoundé; Abstract; Methodology Of Study Vendors' and client's socio-demographic profileKnowledge of indigenous drugs; Cultural representations; Client's representation and motivations; Economic factors; The categorisation of diseases; Psychological factors and the impact of socialization; Socio-cultural considerations; The nutritional dimension of traditional medicine; The negative side effects of modern medicine; The influence of social tensions; Case Study; The Implications For Health Care Delivery In Africa; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Part III - NGOs: Use and Misuse of Anthropology 8. Focus on the World Bank Safeguard Policies and the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Projects |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788160703321 |
Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The anthropology of Africa : challenges for the 21st century / / edited by Paul Nchoji Nkwi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (656 p.) |
Disciplina | 301.096 |
Soggetto topico | Anthropology - Africa - History |
ISBN | 9956-792-92-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents / Table des Matières; Introduction. The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century; Part I - Teaching Anthropology In the Decades ahead; 1. From Gateway to Gatekeeper: Anthropology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Abstract; Introduction; Anthropology as Foreign Agent; Between Universalism and Independence; Anthropology Today; Teaching and Learning Anthropology; Conclusion; References; 2. Anthropology at the University of Yaoundé: A Historical Overview: 1962-1999; Introduction; What is Anthropology?
The Creation and the Evolution of the University of YaoundéThe Status of Anthropology before the 1993 Reform; Profile of Staff of the Department of Sociology; The Teaching of Anthropology and 1993 University Reforms; Graduates in anthropology and the University of Yaoundé 1; Conclusion: Which Way Forward?; References; Part II - Health Challenges: HIV/AIDS Anthropological Perspectives; 3. From Research to Intervention: The Input of Anthropology in Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Program for Ethiopian Immigrant Adolescents in Israel; Introduction; Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Sexual Health EducationAids Prevention; Conclusion; References; 4. Genderisation of illnesses in Yoruba culture: implications for theory and method in Medical Anthropology; Abstract; Introduction; The Yoruba People; Method of Study; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 5. Whither the institution of widow inheritance in the era of HIV/AIDS? Tradition versus health; Abstract; Introduction: HIV/AIDS among the study population; The Luo family system provides fertile ground for inheriting widows; How widow inheritance could be a potential risk factor for HIV? Conceptual scenario in widow inheritance and HIV transmissionMethods; Data Collection; Results and Discussion; Whither the institution of inheritance?; Conclusion; References; 6. A Folk Model of Malaria Causation among the Abagusii of South-western Kenya: Implications for Malaria Treatment; Abstract; Introduction; Data and Methods; Findings and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 7. The social and cultural aspects of health care delivery: a case study of clients' perspectives on indigenous medicines in Yaoundé; Abstract; Methodology Of Study Vendors' and client's socio-demographic profileKnowledge of indigenous drugs; Cultural representations; Client's representation and motivations; Economic factors; The categorisation of diseases; Psychological factors and the impact of socialization; Socio-cultural considerations; The nutritional dimension of traditional medicine; The negative side effects of modern medicine; The influence of social tensions; Case Study; The Implications For Health Care Delivery In Africa; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Part III - NGOs: Use and Misuse of Anthropology 8. Focus on the World Bank Safeguard Policies and the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Projects |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825000103321 |
Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Regional balance and national integration in Cameroon [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned and the uncertain future / / editors, Paul Nchoji Nkwi & Francis B. Nyamnjoh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (598 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NkwiPaul Nchoji
NyamnjohFrancis B. <1961-> |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-31009-0
9956-726-04-4 9786613310095 9956-726-05-2 9956-726-15-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. General information -- pt. 2. Gender and empirical regional issues. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457816403321 |
Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Regional balance and national integration in Cameroon [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned and the uncertain future / / editors, Paul Nchoji Nkwi & Francis B. Nyamnjoh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (598 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NkwiPaul Nchoji
NyamnjohFrancis B. <1961-> |
ISBN |
1-283-31009-0
9956-726-04-4 9786613310095 9956-726-05-2 9956-726-15-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. General information -- pt. 2. Gender and empirical regional issues. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781935303321 |
Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Regional balance and national integration in Cameroon : lessons learned and the uncertain future / / editors, Paul Nchoji Nkwi & Francis B. Nyamnjoh |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (598 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NkwiPaul Nchoji
NyamnjohFrancis B. <1961-> |
ISBN |
1-283-31009-0
9956-726-04-4 9786613310095 9956-726-05-2 9956-726-15-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. General information -- pt. 2. Gender and empirical regional issues. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828646303321 |
Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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