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This volume investigates alternative epistemological pathways by which knowledge production in Africa can proceed. The contributors, using different intellectual dynamics, explore the existing epistemological dominance of the West-from architecture to gender discourse, from environmental management...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Afolayan, Adeshina (Editor), Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke (Editor), Oloruntoba, Samuel Ojo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:
Epistemology.
Africa-History.
Ethnology-Africa.
African History.
African Culture.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume investigates alternative epistemological pathways by which knowledge production in Africa can proceed. The contributors, using different intellectual dynamics, explore the existing epistemological dominance of the West-from architecture to gender discourse, from environmental management to democratic governance-and offer distinct and unique arguments that challenge the denigration of the different and differing modes of knowing that the West considered "barbaric" and "primitive." This volume therefore constitutes a minimal gesture that further contributes to the ongoing discourse on alternative modes of knowing in Africa. .
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 240 pages 13 illustrations)
ISBN:9783030606527
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-60652-7