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Antecedents to Modern Rwanda
The Nyiginya Kingdom
Av J. Vansina
Häftad, 2004
284 kr
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To understand the genocide and other dramatic events of Rwanda's recent past, one must understand the history of the earlier realm. Jan Vansina provides a critique of the history recorded by early missionaries and court historians and provides a bottom-up view, drawing on hundreds of grassroots …
Antecedents to Modern Rwanda
The Nyiginya Kingdom
Av J. Vansina
Inbunden, 2004
757 kr
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To understand the genocide and other dramatic events of Rwanda's recent past, one must understand the history of the earlier realm. Jan Vansina provides a critique of the history recorded by early missionaries and court historians and provides a bottom-up view, drawing on hundreds of grassroots …
Paths in the Rainforests
Toward a History of Political Tradition in Equatorial Africa
Av J. Vansina
Häftad, 1990
298 kr
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Art History in Africa
An Introduction to Method
Av J. Vansina
Häftad, 1984
964 kr
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This is a pioneering introduction to a subject that is still at an early srage of academic development. It aims to provide the reader with a systematic method for the historical understanding of African art. Professor Vansina considers the medium, technique, style and meaning of art objects and …
How Societies Are Born
Governance in West Central Africa Before 1600
Av J. Vansina
Häftad, 2005
458 kr
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Like stars, societies are born, and this story deals with such births. Hitherto neglected by historians, the rise of societies and cultures in West Central Africa is a captivating story. It asks a fundamental and compelling question: How did societies first coalesce from the small foraging …
Art History in Africa
An Introduction to Method
Av J. Vansina
Inbunden, 2016
2578 kr
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This is a pioneering introduction to a subject that is still at an early srage of academic development. It aims to provide the reader with a systematic method for the historical understanding of African art. Professor Vansina considers the medium, technique, style and meaning of art objects and …
Historian in Tropical Africa
Studies Presented and Discussed at the Fourth International African Seminar at the University of Dakar, Senegal 1961
Av J. Vansina, R. Mauny m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
2578 kr
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Originally published in 1964 these papers discuss the recovery and critical interpretation of oral traditions and written documents, problems of dating and analysis of material from archaeological sites, the use of linguistic evidence, and methods of historical reconstruction concerning techniques, …
Historian in Tropical Africa
Studies Presented and Discussed at the Fourth International African Seminar at the University of Dakar, Senegal 1961
Av J. Vansina, R. Mauny m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
575 kr
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Originally published in 1964 these papers discuss the recovery and critical interpretation of oral traditions and written documents, problems of dating and analysis of material from archaeological sites, the use of linguistic evidence, and methods of historical reconstruction concerning techniques, …
Art History in Africa
An Introduction to Method
Av J. Vansina
E-bok, 2014
1141 kr
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This is a pioneering introduction to a subject that is still at an early srage of academic development. It aims to provide the reader with a systematic method for the historical understanding of African art. Professor Vansina considers the medium, technique, style and meaning of art objects and …
Art History in Africa
An Introduction to Method
Av J. Vansina
E-bok, 2014
1117 kr
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This is a pioneering introduction to a subject that is still at an early srage of academic development. It aims to provide the reader with a systematic method for the historical understanding of African art. Professor Vansina considers the medium, technique, style and meaning of art objects and …
