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ISBN10: 0521837855, ISBN13: 9780521837859, [publisher: Cambridge University Press 2004-12-06, Cambridge] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0521837855, ISBN13: 9780521837859, [publisher: Cambridge University Press 2004-12-06, Cambridge] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

Cambridge University Press CUP 2004 HARDBACK New P 430, 5 Maps.

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004 Hard cover New in new dust jacket.

Cambridge Univ Pr, Date: 2005. Hardcover. New. 404 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. 2005. Cambridge Univ Pr ISBN 0521837855 9780521837859 [GB]

ISBN10: 0521837855, ISBN13: 9780521837859, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Hardcover Hardcover. This is the first published account of the role played by ideas of honour in African history from the fourteenth century to the present day. It argues that appreciation of these ideas is essential to an understanding of past and present African behaviour. Before European conquest, many African men cultivated heroic honour, others admired the civic virtues of the patriarchal householder, and women honoured one another for industry, endurance, and devotion to their families. These values both conflicted and blended with Islamic and Christian teachings. Colonial conquest fragmented heroic cultures, but inherited ideas of honour found new expression in regimental loyalty, respectability, professionalism, working-class masculinity, the changing gender relationships of the colonial order, and the nationalist movements which overthrew that order. Today, the same inherited notions obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defence of dignity in the face of AIDS. In Africa today, inherited conceptions of "honor" can obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defense of dignity in the face of AIDS. This account of the role of "honor" in African history from the fourteenth century to the present argues that it is essential to understanding past and present African behavior. ...

ISBN10: 0521837855, ISBN13: 9780521837859, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Hardcover Hardcover. This is the first published account of the role played by ideas of honour in African history from the fourteenth century to the present day. It argues that appreciation of these ideas is essential to an understanding of past and present African behaviour. Before European conquest, many African men cultivated heroic honour, others admired the civic virtues of the patriarchal householder, and women honoured one another for industry, endurance, and devotion to their families. These values both conflicted and blended with Islamic and Christian teachings. Colonial conquest fragmented heroic cultures, but inherited ideas of honour found new expression in regimental loyalty, respectability, professionalism, working-class masculinity, the changing gender relationships of the colonial order, and the nationalist movements which overthrew that order. Today, the same inherited notions obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defence of dignity in the face of AIDS. In Africa today, inherited conceptions of "honor" can obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defense of dignity in the face of AIDS. This account of the role of "honor" in African history from the fourteenth century to the present argues that it is essential to understanding past and present African behavior. ...

Cambridge University Press 2004 Hard cover New This is the first published account of the role of honour in African history. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 430 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 687. 2004. Illustrated. hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.