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Modernity and Its Malcontents: Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa Comaroff 2nd edition
Modernity and Its Malcontents: Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa
Comaroff
What role does ritual play in the lives of modern Africans? How are "traditional" cultural forms deployed by people seeking empowerment in a world where "modernity" has failed to deliver. In this collection of essays, the authors address such concepts as modernity, ritual, power and history.
272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 1, 1993 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226114408 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 232 × 15 mm · 378 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Comaroff, Jean |
| Editor | Comaroff, John L. |
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