V Mudimbe
Biographic Data
| ID | 10684838 |
|---|---|
| NAME | V Mudimbe |
| GIVEN NAMES | V |
| FAMILY NAME | Mudimbe |
| SIGNATURE | MUDIMBE V |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Idea of Africa
How the "idea" of Africa was constructed by the Western world.
The invention of Africa
"What is the meaning of Africa and being an African? What is and what is not African philosophy? Is philosophy part of Africanism? These are the kinds of fundamental questions that this book addresses. V.Y. Mudimbe argues that the various discourses themselves establish the worlds of thought in which people conceive their identity. Western anthropology and missionaries have introduced distortions not only for outsiders but also for Africans tryin…
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The invention of Africa
"What is the meaning of Africa and being an African? What is and what is not African philosophy? Is philosophy part of Africanism? These are the kinds of fundamental questions that this book addresses. V.Y. Mudimbe argues that the various discourses themselves establish the worlds of thought in which people conceive their identity. Western anthropology and missionaries have introduced distortions not only for outsiders but also for Africans tryin…
The Idea of Africa
How the "idea" of Africa was constructed by the Western world.
African (2 works) · African Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · 199/.6 (1 work) · Africa (1 work) · Afrikaanse filosofie (1 work) · B5310 .m84 1988 (1 work) · Civilization (1 work) · civilization (1 work) · Geography (1 work)