Christopher P Prior
Biographic Data
| ID | 10967734 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher P Prior |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher P |
| FAMILY NAME | Prior |
| SIGNATURE | PRIOR C P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southampton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Contingencies of Understanding
We consider the processes by which Frank Oates acquired understanding of the peoples with whom he came into contact in southern Africa in the early 1870s, and the Ndebele people in particular. We place emphasis on the importance of ‘intermediaries’, individuals Oates judged not of a place but nevertheless considered experts in it, in shaping the traveller’s macro understandings of the region. We consider the role of social consonance in explainin…
Ndebele, Frank Oates, and Knowledge Production in The 1870s
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Ndebele, Frank Oates, and Knowledge Production in The 1870s
The Contingencies of Understanding
We consider the processes by which Frank Oates acquired understanding of the peoples with whom he came into contact in southern Africa in the early 1870s, and the Ndebele people in particular. We place emphasis on the importance of ‘intermediaries’, individuals Oates judged not of a place but nevertheless considered experts in it, in shaping the traveller’s macro understandings of the region. We consider the role of social consonance in explainin…
Africa (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · German Colonialism and Identity Studies (1 work) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (1 work) · History (1 work) · Microeconomics (1 work)