African Voices, African Lives

African Voices, African Lives

Pat Caplan

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1997
Materia
Antropología
ISBN:
9780415137249
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By utilising a mixture of styles - narrative and life history, ethnographic observation and the diary kept by Mohammed, a Swahili peasant, this book grapples with issues raised by personal narratives, authorial authority and reflexivity.

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