Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Peter Geschiere
yhteensä 17 hakutulosta
Witchcraft, Intimacy, and Trust – Africa in Comparison
In Dante's Inferno, the lowest circle of Hell is reserved for traitors, those who betrayed their closest companions. In a wide range of literatures and mythologies such intimate …
The Political Economy of Everyday Life in Africa
Multi-disciplinary examination of the role of ordinary African people as agents in the generation and distribution of well-being in modern Africa. What are the fundamental issues, …
Conspiracy Narratives from Postcolonial Africa: Freemasonry, Homosexuality, and Illicit Enrichment
Decoding conspiracy thinking at the nexus of sexuality, Freemasonry, and the occult. In this book, anthropologists Rogers Orock and Peter Geschiere examine the moral panic over a …
Old Modes of Production and Capitalist Encroachment
First published in 1985. This book is the result of a long series of meetings of the Amsterdam Work-group for Marxist Anthropology, extending over a number of years starting from …
Old Modes of Production and Capitalist Encroachment
First published in 1985. This book is the result of a long series of meetings of the Amsterdam Work-group for Marxist Anthropology, extending over a number of years starting from …
The Modernity of Witchcraft
To many Westerners, the disappearance of African traditions of witchcraft might seem inevitable wuth continued modernization. In The Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschieres uses …
Witchcraft, Intimacy, and Trust
In Dante's Inferno, the lowest circle of Hell is reserved for traitors, those who betrayed their closest companions. In a wide range of literatures and mythologies such intimate …
Perils of Belonging
Despite being told that we now live in a cosmopolitan world, more and more people have begun to assert their identities in ways that are deeply rooted in the local. These claims of …
Sorcellerie et politique en Afrique
Ce livre trouve son origine dans une expérience que j''ai vécue au début de mon premier séjour chez les Maka de l''est du Cameroun, en 1971. Une nuit, ma voiture tomba en panne, et …
Culturalization of Citizenship
The notion of citizenship has gradually evolved from being simply a legal status or practice to a deep sentiment. Belonging, or feeling at home, hasbecome a requirement. This …
The Perils of Belonging
Despite being told that we now live in a cosmopolitan world, more and more people have begun to assert their identities in ways that are deeply rooted in the local. These claims of …
Old Modes Of Production and Capitalist Encroachment
First published in 1985. This book is the result of a long series of meetings of the Amsterdam Work-group for Marxist Anthropology, extending over a number of years starting from …