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020 _a9789956791910 (paperback)
050 _aJQ3036
_bMAW 2014
100 _aMawere, Munyaradzi
_eauthor
245 _aCulture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa :
_breviving interconnections for sustainable development /
_cMunyaradzi Mawere
264 _aBamenda, Cameroon :
_bLangaa Research & Publishing CIG,
_c2014
300 _axiv, 169 pages.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
500 _a.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references
505 _aCulture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa : exploring the interconnections -- Culture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa since colonialism : the silenced narrative -- Indigenous knowledge and adaptation : some showcases from Africa -- Technological knowledge as a component of indigenous knowledge systems : the resilience of African science -- Leveraging sustainable development in the twenty-first century Africa : a critical dialogue -- Indigenous knowledge, culture and education in Africa
520 _aExplores the practical problems resulting from Africa's encounter with Euro-colonialism, reflects on the intersections between indigenous knowledge, culture, and development, and calls for the revival and reinstitution of indigenous knowledge as a complement to Western science in the promotion of sustainable development
650 _aAfrica
_xSocial conditions
650 _aAfrica
_xEconomic policy
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