This book offers an interpretation of Yoruba people’s affectiveresponses to an adult Yoruba male with a ‘deviant’ hairstyle. The work, whichviews hairstyles as a form of symbolic communicative signal
This anthology examines the "unfinished project of modernity" with respect to the unrealized potential for economic, social, and political development in Africa. It also shows how, facing the conseque
This anthology examines the 'unfinished project of modernity' with respect to the unrealized potential for economic, social, and political development in Africa. It also shows how, facing the conseque
This anthology provides insightful data on and discussions of a wide array of popular cultural manifestations and theoretical perspectives, covering such issues as kinship, religion, conflict resolut
The Handbook of African Linguistics provides a holistic coverage of the key themes, subfields, approaches and practical application to the vast areas subsumable under African linguistics, that will se
