Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development in Africa

£89.50

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development in Africa

Development studies Politics and government International relations

Dinosaur mascot

Collection: Political Science and International Studies

Language: English

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Published on: 8th April 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9783030343040


Overview

This edited volume analyzes African knowledge production and alternative development paths of the region. The contributors demonstrate ways in which African-centered knowledge refutes stereotypes depicted by Euro-centric scholars and, overall, examine indigenous African contributions in global knowledge production and development.

Purpose and Evidence

The project provides historical and contemporary evidences that challenge the dominance of Euro-centric knowledge, particularly, about Africa, across various disciplines. Each chapter engages with existing scholarship and extends it by emphasizing on Indigenous knowledge systems in addition to future indicators of African knowledge production.

Show moreShow less