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Honour in African History

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Honour in African History

Honour in African History

John Iliffe, University of Cambridge
December 2004
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    In Africa today, inherited conceptions of "honor" can obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defense of dignity in the face of AIDS. This account of the role of "honor" in African history from the fourteenth century to the present argues that it is essential to understanding past and present African behavior.

    • Long-term perspective on understanding contemporary Africa
    • Reconstruction of indigenous cultures from primary sources
    • Comparative and continental range

    Reviews & endorsements

    "this study will undoubtedly prompt scholars to read historical evidence in new ways that will indeed advance their ability to explain some of contemporary Africa's challenges, while also suggesting new approaches to understanding Africa's past. By laying solid groundwork for future research in this area, John Illiffe has done us all a tremendous service." - Michelle Moyd, Cornell University

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    December 2004
    Paperback
    9780521546850
    430 pages
    229 × 152 × 24 mm
    0.66kg
    5 maps
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • 1. The comparative history of honour
    • Part I. Hero and Householder:
    • 2. Men on horseback
    • 3. Honour and Islam
    • 4. Christian Ethiopia
    • 5. Honour, rank, and warfare among the Yoruba
    • 6. Honour and the state in West and Central Africa
    • 7. Honour without the state
    • 8. The honour of the slave
    • 9. Praise and slander in southern Africa
    • 10. Ekitiibwa and martyrdom
    • Part II. Fragmentation and Mutation:
    • 11. The deaths of heroes
    • 12. Honour in defeat
    • 13. The honour of the mercenary
    • 14. Respectability
    • 15. Honour and gender
    • 16. Urbanisation and masculinity
    • 17. Honour, race, and nation
    • 18. Political honour
    • 19. To live in dignity
    • 20. Concluding questions.
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    • John Iliffe , University of Cambridge

      John Iliffe is Professor of African History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College. He is the author of several book on Africa, including The African Poor: A History (Cambridge University Press, 1987) and Africans: The History of a Continent (Cambridge University Press, 1995). The African Poor was awarded the Herskovits Prize of the African Studies Association of the United States.

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