TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nkwi,Paul Nchoji
AU  - Budji,Kefen
TI  - From handmaiden of colonialism to esteemed discipline: Professor Paul Nchoji Nkwi on the reinvention of anthropology in Africa 
SN  - 9956551341
AV  - GN17.3.A35 N55 2021
U1  - 301.096 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Mankon, Bamenda
PB  - Langaa Research & Publishing CIG
KW  - Nkwi, Paul Nchoji.
KW  - Anthropologists
KW  - Cameroon
KW  - Biography
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Africa
KW  - History
KW  - Anthropologues
KW  - Cameroun
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Anthropologie
KW  - Afrique
KW  - Histoire
KW  - fast
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 1; The Journey Towards Anthropology --; 2; Growth of Anthropology as a Discipline in Cameroon --; 3; The Pan-African Association of Anthropologists (PAAA) and Collaboration with Others --; 4; Anthropology, Tradition, and Contemporary Sociopolitical Realities --; 5; Applied Anthropology -- the Future of Anthropology in Africa
N2  - "This book documents key features in the life of the father of anthropology in Cameroon, Professor Paul Nchoji Nkwi. The conversations within these pages chronicle, in his own words, how he came to anthropology and how the discipline shaped and still shapes his trajectory. One work does not suffice to elucidate all that Nkwi has contributed to the discipline of Anthropology in Cameroon and beyond; nevertheless, this book is a starting point. As the founding president of the Pan-African Association of Anthropologists (PAAA), Nkwi has been a trail blazer, sowing the seeds, nurturing the shoots, and grooming budding African anthropologists in their investigation of that great anthropological question: what it means to be human. In discussing the transformation of anthropology from the handmaiden of colonialism to the advocate of identity, voice, and a means for Africa to engage with and interact within contemporary society, Nkwi reveals insights regarding, among others, the birth and growth of the discipline in Cameroon, the founding of the PAAA, and the applicability of the subject to the changing and challenging landscape that characterizes today's globalized world. Likewise, blending theory and practice, he weaves a formidable tale of anthropological thought from an Africanist perspective through his notion of an African Pragmatic Socialism as a way of delving into, making sense of, and addressing the reality of the 21st century on the African continent and possibly beyond."--
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ER  -