Some contemporary developments in sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2138273 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melville J Herskovits (Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1954 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 49-64 |
| Publication date | 1954-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020185408706931 |
| OpenAlex | W2082971284 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
SYNOPSIS Racial tensions in Africa revolve round questions of the status of the black man and his security in land tenure. The African's cultural adjustment to his changing environment has four main aspects: (a) his desire for western education; (b) his re‐assessment of his social institutions in the light of that education; (c) his reaction to foreign immigrants ; and (d) a new cultural rationale for racism. Racial tensions are highest in South Africa where European settlement has the longest history, and similar tensions are now developing elsewhere in Africa. Various Governments have adopted different methods for dealing with the resulting problems. New arguments such as those of Dr. J. C. Carothers in The African Mind in Health and Disease, are employed to justify the Europeans' claims to superiority over Africans. These arguments are criticized. Ed
Development economics · Ethnic group · Ethnology · History of Africa · Immigration · Political science · Racism · Settlement (finance · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |