<span>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
Indigenous Discourses on Knowledge and Development in Africa
β Scribed by Edward Shizha, Ali A. Abdi
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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