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Apter, Andrew H.

Beyond words : discourse and critical agency in Africa / Andrew Apter. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. - xii, 171 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-164) and index.

Que Faire? -- The politics of panegyric -- Rituals against rebellion -- Discourse and its disclosures -- Griaule's legacy -- Decolonizing the text. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

ISBN: 9780226023519 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226023516 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226023526 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226023524 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006103502

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethnology--History.--Africa
Ethnology--Philosophy.--Africa
Discourse analysis--Africa.
Culture--Semiotic models.
Social problems--Africa.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa--In popular culture.
Africa--Colonization.
Africa--Social conditions.
Africa--Civilization.

LC Class. No.: GN308.3.A35 / A78 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 306.096