Readings in Modernity in Africa

by Birgit Meyer and Peter Pels

Questions surrounding modernity and its meanings weigh heavily on students and scholars who study Africa. Becoming modern carries a lot of different meanings and puts concepts of culture, tradition, and nation into uneasy use. Readings in Modernity in Africa brings together classic essays, old and new, to help assess the issues and problems of modernity in an African context. Questions include: How can we discuss modernity without lapsing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253219965
• ISBN13: 9780253219961
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher