Description
Although interest in Europe's southern neighbouring continent is growing, too little is still known about Africa. Sometimes it seems almost impossible to grasp even a small piece of African reality behind the thick curtain of prejudices and clichés.
Kirsten Rüther deals with a range of topics, from migrants and cities to youth and religion, photography, fashion and more. Anyone who wants to get to know political and cultural-historical aspects that have shaped the history and present of numerous African societies will feel addressed.
The book is intended to inspire people to think from the everyday life of those people with whom one looks at social transformations in a researching and discerning way. Insights into personal reflection, science and artistic production will be provided.
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Author Biography
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Rüther is Professor for "History and Societies of Africa" at the Institute for African Studies at the University of Vienna. She works on social, cultural and interdependence history. Her fields of research cover a wide range of cultural-historical topics with a long-standing focus especially on the history of religious transformation in colonial and post-colonial Africa. Her original field of research, South Africa, has been travelling for 20 years.
Mediendesign Dr. Georg Hauptfeld GmbH Edition Konturen
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- Publisher Edition Konturen Mediendesign
- Publication Date April 2017
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783902968241
- Publication Country or regionAustria
- FormatHardback
- Pages208
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleAfrika: genauer betrachtet
- Original Language AuthorsGerman
- Copyright Year2017
- Dimensions24x16 cm
- Illustration16 Photos
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